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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.

News

5G networks interfering with reception of North Korean TV after satellite switch

High-def KCTV footage remains inaccessible in South Korea due to frequency overlap with Russian satellite broadcasts

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJuly 10, 2024
News

Kim Il Sung solved ‘succession problem,’ North Korea says 30 years after death

Leader Kim Jong Un attends large-scale events for death anniversary aimed at legitimizing future of Kim family rule

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJuly 9, 2024
Analysis

North Korea using Chinese machines to make weapons at new factory, photos show

Over dozen Chinese-made CNC machines visible during Kim Jong Un’s recent visit, despite sanctions against their import

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJuly 5, 2024
State Media Review

State media review: North Korean officials ditch Kim Jong Un badges after plenum

An in-depth analysis of the purpose of the new pins, a Vietnamese delegation visit and criticism of US cluster bombs

Colin ZwirkoColin Zwirko | Shreyas ReddyJuly 4, 2024
News

Kim Jong Un tours new weapons factory with party plenum attendees

Focus on military as first act after major party meeting emphasizes importance of arms development

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJuly 3, 2024
News

North Koreans’ lives are ‘difficult’ but improving, Kim Jong Un says at plenum

State media report on four-day retreat focuses on ideological and economic problems, makes no mention of foreign policy

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJuly 2, 2024
News

North Korea says it tested new tactical missile variant at two different ranges

Short-range ballistic missile with ‘super-large warhead’ may have hit inland target as another test planned for July

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJuly 2, 2024
News

North Korea launches two ballistic missiles east, ROK says one may have failed

Short-range missile test conducted during ongoing party plenum and as Pyongyang criticizes US-ROK-Japan military drills

News

North Korea says it successfully tested multiple warhead missile system

State media claims military advanced tech that could improve nuke survivability, after Seoul labeled launch a failure

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJune 27, 2024
News

North Korea appears to test rocket engine after Kim-Putin space agreement

Satellite imagery shows newly burnt vegetation at Sohae test stand, pointing to prep for another satellite launch

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJune 26, 2024
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