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December 05, 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.

Border Controls

North Korea’s Nampho port moves to strengthen coronavirus prevention measures

Open-source data suggests maritime traffic in DPRK waters reduced in recent days

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimFebruary 7, 2020
COVID-19

North Korea will not send vice foreign minister to upcoming Munich conference

Current coronavirus prevention measures by DPRK state preventing Kim Son Gyong from attending, NK News understands

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimFebruary 6, 2020
Interviews

The unresolved and sidelined: North Korean human rights and summit diplomacy

Olivia Enos of Heritage discusses why issue of DPRK human rights should be addressed in future denuclearization talks

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimFebruary 5, 2020
COVID-19

North Korean factories taking “emergency” steps to increase face mask production

DPRK also using "our style" disinfectant to fight coronavirus spread, state media claims

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimFebruary 4, 2020
News

New North Korean smartphones using AI, facial recognition technology: DPRK Today

Latest "Jindallae"-brand models popular thanks to their "unique appearance, function, and convenience," state media says

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimFebruary 4, 2020
News

North Korean Cabinet moves to strengthen Pyongyang’s oversight over the economy

In first meeting this year, DPRK technocrats pledge to consolidate state's "unified guidance" in enterprise

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimFebruary 3, 2020
News

U.S. ready to respond to possible “late Christmas gift” from North Korea: DOD

Defense department official insists U.S. still seeking "diplomatic solution" to DPRK issue

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimJanuary 30, 2020
COVID-19

Inter-Korean office at Kaesong “temporarily closed” amid coronavirus fears: MOU

Shut down comes as North Korean party daily promises "revolutionary countermeasures" to 2019-nCoV spread

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimJanuary 29, 2020
News

Kim Jong Gwan confirmed as North Korea’s new defense minister: state media

Promotion notable given Kim's background in state construction works, analyst says

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimJanuary 21, 2020
Analysis

In full: Kim Jong Un’s most prominent officials in 2019

NK Pro charts the DPRK officials most frequently by Kim Jong Un's side in 2019

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimJanuary 14, 2020