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December 23, 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.

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North Korean defectors arriving in the South drop by 78% in 2020 — a record low

Yearly new arrivals dropped by more than 800 people amid the COVID-19 pandemic and stricter border measures

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJanuary 20, 2021
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‘The people are God’: See North Korea’s new propaganda slogans and posters

Kim Jong Un opts for simplicity instead of “flashy” rallying cries of recent years

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJanuary 19, 2021
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Three months on, North Korea still hasn’t opened its prized Pyongyang hospital

The country’s political Party Congress came and went without any ribbon-cutting party, despite hints of a debut

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJanuary 18, 2021
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Recap: Top moments at North Korea’s Eighth Party Congress

The eight-day-long event went over failures of the last five years and clarified social, economic and military plans

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJanuary 15, 2021
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‘World’s strongest weapon’: North Korea touts new missile at military parade

State media reported that a submarine-launched ballistic missile, rockets and tanks rolled through Kim Il Sung Square

Colin ZwirkoColin Zwirko | Kelly KasulisJanuary 14, 2021
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North Korea rehearses military parade on Wednesday after Kim Yo Jong’s warning

Kim Jong Un also attended a concert while others convened for post-Party Congress ‘workshop’

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJanuary 13, 2021
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Kim Jong Un hints at an even stronger crusade against political ‘abuse of power’

Experts say that the DPRK leader’s complaints foreshadow more crackdowns on bribes and other misconduct in the future

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJanuary 12, 2021
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North Korea to hold a Party Congress every five years

On day five of the latest Party Congress, North Korea revamped party rules and boasted about increased cash reserves

Colin ZwirkoColin Zwirko | Won-Gi JungJanuary 9, 2021
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Large-scale North Korean troop rehearsals suggest military parade soon

Precedent suggests parade could occur in February, but reports say it will mark the end of this week's Party Congress

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJanuary 8, 2021
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Kim Jong Un suits up in military uniform for never-before-seen portrait

A new formal photo of the North Korean leader in white military garb was shown off at the ongoing Party Congress

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJanuary 7, 2021
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