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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.

Analysis

Kim Jong Un looks thinner, and intelligence agencies are likely paying attention

The apparent weight loss comes after rumors of ill-health in recent years

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJune 8, 2021
News

Kim Jong Un promises economic ‘stabilization’ at meeting of party officials

North Korean leader reportedly led "consultative meeting" with top central, provincial officials ahead of party plenum

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJune 7, 2021
News

Kim Jong Un reappears at politburo meeting, calls ‘urgent’ party event next week

North Korean leadership must urgently meet to resolve numerous issues the country faces in the pandemic era, Kim says

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJune 4, 2021
Analysis

Kim Jong Un skips post-congress photo op for first time amid lengthy absence

Nearly one month out of the public eye, the North Korean leader is on his seventh extended break since 2020

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJune 3, 2021
News

North Korea accuses US of ‘hostile act’ in terminating ROK missile limits

In first reaction to Biden-Moon summit, DPRK statement says U.S. only paying “lip-service" to talks

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoMay 30, 2021
News

North Korean children rush to coal mines to ‘repay’ party’s love: state media

Orphans brought up by the state reportedly volunteering to work in “difficult and labor-consuming fields”

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoMay 28, 2021
News

Kim Jong Un tells workers ‘communist faith’ will overcome poverty, bring utopia

North Korean leader’s letter read at the 8th Congress of the General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea held this week

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoMay 27, 2021
News

Kim Jong Un’s private ‘floating amusement park’ appears headed for Wonsan villa

Luxury yacht has in the past been good indicator of North Korean leader’s whereabouts

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoMay 25, 2021
News

Biden and Moon pledge denuclearization talks with North Korea

U.S. president willing to meet Kim Jong Un after working-level talks, appoints Sung Kim as special envoy on DPRK policy

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoMay 21, 2021
News

Dozens of highrises sprout up in Pyongyang as Kim Jong Un’s June deadline looms

State media suggests rapid progress, but recent failures to finish ambitious projects cast doubt on timely completion

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoMay 21, 2021
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