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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.

News

North Korea talks new economic plan and military on day two of Party Congress

State media lacked details on Thursday, signaling a heightened level of secrecy compared to 2016, experts say

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJanuary 6, 2021
Analysis

North Korea and China upgraded nearly all border trade crossings in 2020

In a likely push for trade, Pyongyang and Beijing poured resources into roads and other projects for a post-COVID-19 era

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJanuary 6, 2021
News

North Korea shines the spotlight on China during first day of Party Congress

A letter from China’s communist party came hot off the state press, but still nothing from other socialist allies

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJanuary 6, 2021
News

Packed parking lot suggests North Korean Party Congress is underway: Satellite

Satellite imagery shows a full parking lot at the expected event venue, all while attendees' hotel looked empty

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJanuary 5, 2021
News

No social distancing? North Koreans ring in the New Year with Pyongyang concert 

A live state media broadcast showed thousands of people wearing masks and cheering at a scaled-down New Years event

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoDecember 31, 2020
News

North Korean military trucks flock to parade training lot before Party Congress

Satellite imagery shows vehicles amassing at Mirim parade training area in Pyongyang in late Dec. 2020

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoDecember 31, 2020
News

Sudden flurry of Air Koryo flights spotted ahead of North Korea’s Party Congress

Two planes detected at airport near Chongjin on Dec. 25, possibly to pick up delegates for the January Party Congress

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoDecember 30, 2020
News

Rare North Korean Party Congress to take place ‘early January,’ Politburo says

Kim Jong Un chaired an unprecedented 12th Politburo meeting of the year on Tuesday

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoDecember 29, 2020
News

North Korea touts new electric trolleybuses ahead of massive beach resort debut

New trolleybus depot in Wonsan is part of the city's revival of this more efficient mode of public transport

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoDecember 28, 2020
Analysis

Kim Jong Un was elusive in 2020, but emerged for a surge of Politburo meetings

Reclusive or not, the North Korean leader may be vying for a more formal and inclusive governing style

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoDecember 28, 2020
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