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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 Korea claims zero COVID-19 cases as top official visits city on lockdown

First Vice Chairman Choe Ryong Hae inspected Kaesong where controls were put in place due to a suspected infection

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJuly 30, 2020
News

Work on Pyongyang central square continues ahead of military parade, photos show

Renovations to leader's viewing platform and foreign ministry visible in recent photos taken from Kim Il Sung Square

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJuly 29, 2020
News

Kim Jong Un says those who challenge North Korea’s nukes will ‘pay dearly’

DPRK leader defends ‘permanent’ nuclear war deterrent at Korean War veterans conference

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJuly 27, 2020
News

China steps closer to opening bridge meant to boost trade with North Korea

The cross-border road bridge was completed late last year, but has yet to open or facilitate trade

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJuly 27, 2020
News

Kim Jong Un gifts guns to army officers as North Korea marks war anniversary

Pistols were conferred to a new generation of military leaders, who vowed to defend Kim “at the cost of their lives”

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJuly 27, 2020
News

Kim Jong Un inspects new chicken farm construction, calls older ones ‘backwards’

Kwangchon Chicken Farm is only the second economic site to see a public visit from Kim this year

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJuly 22, 2020
COVID-19

Korean War veterans to gather this week in Pyongyang, despite COVID-19 measures

North Korean state media reveals 6th National Conference of War Veterans will be held to mark July 27 holiday

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJuly 22, 2020
News

SpaceX launches South Korea’s first exclusive military-use satellite

Pyongyang has frequently complained that Seoul’s satellite developments violate agreements and threaten peace

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJuly 21, 2020
News

North Korean leader says major hospital project lacks budget, proper supplies

Visit to Pyongyang General Hospital marks Kim Jong Un’s first inspection since May 1

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJuly 19, 2020
News

Italian firm granted another extension to UN sanctions exemptions

Agrotec SPA faced difficulties delivering agricultural machinery to DPRK farms since summer 2019

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoJuly 17, 2020