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July 17, 2024

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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 Twitter.

Analysis

Exclusive images provide first look at North Korea’s newest skyscraper street

Ornate concrete towers of Hwasong district taking shape according to blueprints, on-the-ground photos show

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoOctober 6, 2022
News

North Korea fires two short-range ballistic missiles into East Sea: Seoul

DPRK foreign ministry implies tests are response to US-ROK drills in statement released just before launch

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoOctober 6, 2022
Analysis

Lively beach culture of North Korea’s ‘steel city’ revealed in satellite images

Chongjin locals covered coast in makeshift tents as beaches opened for first time in three years, imagery shows

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoOctober 5, 2022
Analysis

Chinese imports appear to fill North Korean quarantine zone after trade restart

Accumulation of goods visible in satellite imagery shows DPRK maintaining strict COVID-19 prevention policies

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoOctober 5, 2022
News

North Korea launches missile over Japan, prompting evacuation warnings: Tokyo

Mid-range ballistic missile Pyongyang’s first to fly over Japanese territory since 2017

News

Kim Jong Un disappears for longest period this year amid renewed missile tests

North Korean leader absent for weeks, though may return to celebrate key party holiday on Oct. 10

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoOctober 3, 2022
Analysis

North Korea could hold weapons expo this month, imagery suggests

Recent activity outside Pyongyang venue closely matches preparations for last year’s missile exhibition in same spot

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoOctober 3, 2022
News

North Korea claims US soldiers cut child’s arms off in latest hate campaign

State media airs footage of armless woman saying she’s a war crime victim in new anti-U.S. propaganda push

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoSeptember 29, 2022
News

North Korean missile industry turns to farm machines to address food shortages

Mass ceremony in city square appears to prioritize optics, as state media says Kim Jong Un gifts 5,500 tools for harvest

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoSeptember 27, 2022
News

China, North Korea resume overland trade with first train crossing in 5 months

Unification ministry confirms first crossing since late April, as two sides report no COVID cases near border

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoSeptember 26, 2022
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