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July 18, 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.

News

North Korea moves to next stage of military parade preparation: Imagery

Trucks appear to gather at key military parade training base as signs point to April event

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoFebruary 23, 2022
News

North Korean news agency switches to ‘Juche’ years in website redesign

KCNA drops Gregorian calendar from website in a move one expert said may be related to upcoming Kim Il Sung holiday

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoFebruary 22, 2022
News

North Korea and China cooperating to fight US military threat: Kim Jong Un

North Korean leader says two countries strengthening ‘strategic cooperation’ in note to Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoFebruary 22, 2022
Analysis

North Korea completes erasure of Kim Jong Un’s ‘supreme commander’ symbol

Removal of special red flag from guard post, calendars normalizes Kim’s military leadership under state flag

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoFebruary 17, 2022
News

Kim Jong Un leads frigid outdoor meeting to honor late father’s birthday

North Korea kicks off major events for Kim Jong Il’s 80th birthday with meeting in the northern city of Samjiyon

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoFebruary 16, 2022
News

Kim Jong Un’s mansion hosted ‘floating amusement park’ ahead of major holiday

Boat activity coincides with North Korean leader’s time out of public view, as state media bemoans ‘hardships’

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoFebruary 15, 2022
News

North Korea kicks off elaborate new 10,000-home construction project in capital

Kim Jong Un tells workers to overcome hardships to build latest skyscraper street after repeated delays in recent years

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoFebruary 13, 2022
News

North Korea begins demolishing military base to build greenhouse farm

Farm project comes amid nationwide food shortages and is latest military installation to be repurposed in recent years

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoFebruary 11, 2022
News

North Korean TV begins airing Beijing Olympics as athletes stay home

First broadcast of Winter Games comes days after the opening ceremony, a quick turnaround by DPRK standards

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoFebruary 9, 2022
News

North Korea accelerates military parade training ahead of key holidays: Imagery

Scale of celebrations for Feb. 16 holiday unclear, but major parade featuring heavy weapons expected by April

Chad O'CarrollChad O'Carroll | Colin ZwirkoFebruary 9, 2022
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