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Colin Zwirko

Colin Zwirko

Colin Zwirko is a Senior Analytic Correspondent for NK News based in Seoul. He joined the company in 2018 after receiving a master's degree in international security and foreign policy from South Korea's Yonsei University. Follow him on Bluesky / Twitter.

COVID-19

North Korean TV resumes domestic COVID-19 coverage following leader’s warnings

Footage of sanitizing public facilities, other prevention efforts had mostly disappeared from state media in March

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJuly 6, 2020
News

North Korean media hails 2017 ICBM launch on anniversary

Pyongyang had previously refrained from open praise for the "historic" July 4 Hwasong-14 test

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJuly 3, 2020
COVID-19

Kim Jong Un reappears at Politburo meeting on COVID-19

North Korean officials criticized for lax attitude as Kim urges strengthening coronavirus response measures

Analysis

Some progress on long-stalled Pyongyang housing blocks under new campaign

Construction comes as Kim Jong Un shifts propaganda priority to living standards over tourist resorts

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJuly 2, 2020
News

North Korea marks Kim Jong Un leadership anniversary with low-key fare

National meeting not held for Kim's rise to "Chairman," likely due to wider changes initiated before the COVID-19 crisis

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJune 30, 2020
Investigations

North Korea may have planned to acquire two Russian planes, despite sanctions

Aircraft in partial Air Koryo livery linked to Russian firm with history dealing to North Korea and small Kyrgyz airline

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJune 30, 2020
News

New North Korean ambassador to Iran meets Rouhani, talks “common enemy” U.S.

North Korea's Han Song U was confirmed as the new ambassador to Iran in his first public appearance in the country

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJune 29, 2020
News

Pyongyang bridge in second stage of renovations ahead of military parade: source

Reinforced pavement being laid above Okryu Bridge supports on westbound lane, following work on other side last month

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJune 18, 2020
News

“No future” for inter-Korean relations, top North Korean officials declare

Kim Yo Jong says South "subservient" to U.S., while Jang Kum Chol closes door on all contacts

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJune 16, 2020
News

North Korea’s top university “intensifying” research on microsatellite tech

Research brief says Kim Il Sung University using American software STK to run satellite simulations

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJune 16, 2020