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Jeongmin Kim

Jeongmin Kim

Jeongmin Kim is a 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

Top South Korean officials to seek sanctions exemption on COVID-19 aid for North

Chief inter-Korean policy lawmaker and unification minister discuss sending medical experts and quarantine supplies

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimMay 22, 2020
News

North Korean ships could be permitted in South’s waters, pending agreement: MOU

UN sanctions would still require Seoul to exercise due diligence and inspect DPRK vessels, however

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimMay 22, 2020
COVID-19

North Korea touts new remote learning tech as COVID-19 fears keep students home

State media promotion follows adoption of new law on "tele-education" back in April

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimMay 21, 2020
COVID-19

North Korea calls for cooperation on COVID-19, end to unilateral sanctions

In statement to World Health Assembly, DPRK delegation also lauds Kim Jong Un's leadership, condemns U.S.

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimMay 20, 2020
News

North Korean media warns officials against “obsolete” attitudes, fame-seeking

Some party cadres working "just enough not to be scolded," Rodong Sinmun complains

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimMay 19, 2020
News

South Korean military, citing bad weather, postpones planned maritime drills

Defense ministry dismisses local reports that Seoul may be "tiptoeing" around Pyongyang by rescheduling exercises

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimMay 18, 2020
News

Kim Jong Un working hard “without holidays and birthdays,” says state media

Rodong Sinmun special article also emphasizes the leader's decision to take an "iron mace" against corrupt officials

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimMay 18, 2020
News

North Korean media slams “confrontational” South Korean human rights white paper

KINU report says public executions in North Korea become less frequent, but still commonplace

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimMay 15, 2020
COVID-19

First coronavirus-related private aid from South Korea arrives in the North: MOU

Hand sanitizers worth $80,887 arrived in the DPRK early May, with 20,000 hazmat suits yet to be sent

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimMay 14, 2020
News

North Korea recently appointed new military intelligence chief, South Korea says

Rim Kwang Il among several officials reported promoted in latest unification ministry research

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimMay 13, 2020