Content Author | NK PRO
NK Pro Logo
December 22, 2024

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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.

News

North Korean media unveils new renovations at two Pyongyang subway stations

Renewal of interchange between DPRK capital's only two subway lines follows work on two other stations last year

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJune 15, 2020
News

North Korea warns U.S. not to interfere in growing spat with South

DPRK foreign ministry official says U.S. could face “horrible” consequences should it meddle in inter-Korean relations

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJune 10, 2020
News

UN grants sanctions exemptions for shipments of medical supplies to North Korea

WHO to push forward blood bag factory project, while Eugene Bell Foundation continues anti-TB work

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJune 9, 2020
News

North Korean app offers real estate listings for businesses: state media

“Treasure Island 1.0” for phones and tablets may signal modernized B2B practices within state-controlled system

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJune 8, 2020
News

North Korea condemns U.S. “suppression” of recent protests, criticism of China

Rare statement by DPRK ruling party accuses Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of "slandering" Pyongyang's long-time ally

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJune 3, 2020
News

New road, bridge upgrades point to military parade preparations in Pyongyang

Satellite imagery suggests North Korea could be planning a major display of heavy weaponry in October

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJune 3, 2020
News

Construction resumes on China-North Korea island EDZ: satellite imagery

New work may be part of joint initiative with Chinese companies, comes despite sanctions and COVID-19 restrictions

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJune 1, 2020
News

North Korean TV airs new segment promoting national space program

State media lauds DPRK's efforts to become a "space power," hints at continued extra-terrestrial ambitions

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoMay 29, 2020
News

Scrapping of five-year economic plan signaled in latest North Korean TV blurring

Key slogan of “five-year economic development strategy” also erased on state TV and phased out of print media

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoMay 27, 2020
News

Mozambique denies North Korea sanctions violations, defends medical cooperation

Almost 100 DPRK doctors remain in country, Maputo says in first UN sanctions report, though all agreements suspended

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoMay 26, 2020