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December 25, 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 Bluesky / Twitter.

Analysis

South Korean outlets censor North Korean satellite images of Seoul area

Fear of ROK security laws appears to drive decision to blur photos, even though this impedes accurate domestic analysis

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoDecember 19, 2022
News

North Korea says it took photos over Seoul in military satellite test

Pyongyang to finalize reconnaissance satellite plans by early 2023 after ‘successful’ rocket launch Sunday

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoDecember 19, 2022
News

North Korea tests new rocket motor, advancing long-range missile development

First test of solid-fuel engine at Sohae spaceport is part of DPRK’s plans to improve the survivability of its ICBMs

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoDecember 16, 2022
News

North Korea preparing to hold military parade: Satellite imagery

Thousands of soldiers appear in formation at main Pyongyang training area, pointing to parade in coming weeks or months

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoDecember 15, 2022
News

More new smartphone designs appear in North Korea in sign of trade rebound

State media footage also suggests Kim Yo Jong and other Kim family members use imported smartphone models

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoDecember 5, 2022
News

Kim Jong Un shrugs off need for ‘cutting-edge jets’ during air force celebration

North Korean leader meets and promotes pilots who flew in ‘unprecedented’ drills involving ‘500 planes’ last month

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoDecember 1, 2022
News

North Korea to hold party plenum in ‘late December’ to discuss annual plans

Kim Jong Un said 2022 has been year of ‘unprecedented adversity’ at Politburo meeting held Wednesday

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoDecember 1, 2022
Analysis

Rail trade with North Korea threatened as COVID surges in Chinese border city

China reports rising cases in Dandong, but numbers yet to reach levels that led to last trade shutdown in April

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoNovember 29, 2022
News

Kim and daughter meet ICBM launch teams as nukes declared ‘irreversible’

North Korea declares itself ‘full-fledged nuclear power’ capable of taking on US as Nov. 18 launch celebrations continue

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoNovember 27, 2022
News

North Korean secret police hold five-day meeting on internal security challenges

In brief report, state media says security organs tackled ongoing problem of ‘anti-socialist’ acts across country

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoNovember 25, 2022
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