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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

Kim Jong Un sheds tears and speaks of North Korea’s hardships at holiday speech

Speaking at the ruling party's 75th anniversary events, Kim also expressed hopes to "hold hands" with South Korea again

Colin ZwirkoColin Zwirko | Kelly KasulisOctober 10, 2020
News

North Korea’s mass games will celebrate ‘great leadership’ starting on Monday

A major DPRK propaganda event titled "Great Leadership" will run from Oct. 12 through Oct. 31, state media says

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoOctober 10, 2020
Analysis

Military parades and mass games: What to expect on North Korea’s Oct. 10 holiday

COVID-19 concerns and other curiosities loom as Pyongyang prepares to host the country's largest celebrations in years

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoOctober 9, 2020
News

North Korea forbids foreign diplomats from attending Oct. 10 military parade

DPRK foreign ministry told diplomats in Pyongyang that they can’t approach or take pictures of 75th anniversary events

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoOctober 9, 2020
News

North Korea quietly starts censoring reconstruction projects after harsh floods

State media is no longer showing footage of workers rebuilding houses, despite work ongoing across the country

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoOctober 7, 2020
News

Swords and statues: North Korea shows off world leaders’ gifts to Kim Jong Un

DPRK state media newly revealed that Xi Xinping gave Kim Jong Un a bronze bust in his own image as a gift last year

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoOctober 6, 2020
News

North Korean Politburo starts ‘80-day battle’ ahead of January Party Congress

Kim Yo Jong returns to the table and top military officials promoted to KPA Marshal in Politburo meeting on Oct. 5

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoOctober 5, 2020
News

Destroyed, rebuilt and flooded again: North Korean homes ruined by 2020 typhoons

Flooding in newly-built villages shows pitfalls of North Korea’s rebuilding efforts

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoOctober 5, 2020
News

North Korea opens medical equipment factory months after Kim Jong Un’s deadline

Kim Jong Un criticized construction quality during a visit to the Myohyangsan Medical Appliances Factory in Oct. 2019

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoOctober 5, 2020
News

North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong reappears after mysterious two-month absence

Kim Jong Un’s sister did not show up to last four Politburo meetings, leading to speculation over her current position

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoOctober 1, 2020
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