Jeongmin Kim is the Lead Correspondent at NK News and Editorial Director at KOREA PRO, based in Seoul. Kim covers inter-Korean relations and North and South Korean foreign and military affairs. Kim has covered the 2022 ROK presidential election on the ground, and prior to joining NK News, she worked for the CSIS Korea Chair in Washington D.C. and Reuters news agency’s Seoul bureau.
Some party cadres working "just enough not to be scolded," Rodong Sinmun complains
Defense ministry dismisses local reports that Seoul may be "tiptoeing" around Pyongyang by rescheduling exercises
Rodong Sinmun special article also emphasizes the leader's decision to take an "iron mace" against corrupt officials
KINU report says public executions in North Korea become less frequent, but still commonplace
Hand sanitizers worth $80,887 arrived in the DPRK early May, with 20,000 hazmat suits yet to be sent
Rim Kwang Il among several officials reported promoted in latest unification ministry research
Rodong Sinmun hails recent reported success, however, while denouncing "economic servitude" caused by foreign aid
Comments come as Pyongyang-run media denounces Seoul's need for "U.S. approval" in unification, foreign policy
Moon Jae-in says his proposal on independent tourism also remains valid, despite North Korea's lack of response
Beijing seeking to "enhance anti-epidemic cooperation" with Pyongyang, Xi Jinping says in verbal message
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