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July 27, 2024

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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 Koreans “forbidden” from dining out while coronavirus threat persists

Despite reports of coronavirus outbreaks in the country, DPRK insists no confirmed cases

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimFebruary 24, 2020
COVID-19

Echoing Kim Jong Un, North Korean lawmakers scale symbolic Mount Paektu

Mask-clad DPRK officials tour revolutionary sites, hail "epoch-making" visit by leader last year

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimFebruary 24, 2020
COVID-19

IFRC wins sanctions exemption for North Korea coronavirus prevention work

Red Cross to send 10,000 test kits, 10,000 pairs of gloves, and 4,000 masks to DPRK, letter shows

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimFebruary 23, 2020
News

Influential pro-North Korean outlet heaps praise on Bong Joon-ho’s “Parasite”

Critically-acclaimed film highlights "class contradictions" in South Korean society, Choson Sinbo says

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimFebruary 21, 2020
COVID-19

Amid North Korea coronavirus shutdown, ambassador says diplomatic work on hold

DPRK has been "completely isolated," Russia's top in-country diplomat writes

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimFebruary 21, 2020
News

Former North Korean diplomat vows to improve protection for defectors if elected

Thae Yong-ho set to stand for election in April's South Korean legislative elections

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimFebruary 19, 2020
COVID-19

North Korea, WHO to meet in Geneva to discuss coronavirus prevention

North Korea also asked for medical supplies and personal protective equipment, says UNICEF

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimFebruary 18, 2020
News

Average monthly income of North Korean defectors hit record high in 2019: MOU

New data reveals continued gap between escapees and the wider South Korean public, however

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimFebruary 18, 2020
News

DPRK media denounces Seoul for seeking U.S. “approval” on inter-Korean projects

DPRK Today article appears to be first North Korean reaction to Seoul's "independent tourism" idea

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimFebruary 17, 2020
News

North Korea-linked group hacked Thae Yong-ho’s smartphone: security expert

The former DPRK diplomat tells NK News that no information of value was on the hacked cellphone, however

Jeongmin KimJeongmin Kim | Seon-wook KimFebruary 17, 2020