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July 27, 2024

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jeongmin Kim

Jeongmin Kim

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.

COVID-19

North Korean defector support group to send aid to elderly refugees in South

Emergency relief supplies such as food and hand sanitizer to be delivered to 636 North Korean escapees: Korea Hana

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimApril 6, 2020
Border Controls

Number of defectors reaching South Korea fell in first quarter of 2020: MOU

135 North Koreans arrived in South Korea between January and March this year, data reveals

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimApril 3, 2020
Border Controls

Export controls, border closures preventing delivery of aid to North Korea: IFRC

NGO won exemption from UN sanctions in February, is set to send 10,000 coronavirus test kits to the DPRK

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimApril 3, 2020
Border Controls

500 people remain under quarantine in North Korea, state media says

DPRK continues to claim no cases of COVID-19, though admits some cadres not taking threat as seriously as they should

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimApril 3, 2020
COVID-19

South Korea approves first coronavirus-related private aid for North Korea

ROK also set to donate $ 5.73 million to help DPRK with typhoon recovery, maternal and child health

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimApril 2, 2020
News

Fate of North Korean fishermen repatriated last year unclear, South Korea says

In response to UN refoulement concerns, Seoul admits it's unsure if the two men are still alive

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimApril 1, 2020
COVID-19

UN allocates $900,000 to COVID-19 response work in North Korea

Funds to go towards "life-saving health assistance" in DPRK, will be provided to WHO

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimApril 1, 2020
Border Controls

MSF, UNICEF coronavirus-related medical supplies arrive in North Korea

Arrival of PPE follows sanctions exemptions in late February, reasons for delay unknown

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimMarch 30, 2020
News

North Korean media warns citizens against “uncivilized” acts in public places

DPRK leadership increasingly concerned with elite corruption, infiltration of foreign culture, analyst says

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimMarch 30, 2020
COVID-19

COVID-19 situation in North Korea likely “not good,” South’s Prime Minister says

Pyongyang yet to request inter-Korean cooperation on the issue, Chung Sye-kyun tells reporters in Seoul

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimMarch 27, 2020