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July 28, 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.

News

Humanitarian aid does not help ‘peaceful unification’ with North Korea: Minister

Kim Yung-ho says aid should transform DPRK in ‘right direction,’ though expert maintains it shouldn’t be conditional

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimSeptember 6, 2023
News

Russia likely proposed military drills with North Korea and China, NIS says

ROK intelligence agency also claims Pyongyang instructed spies in South Korea to oppose Fukushima water release

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimSeptember 5, 2023
News

US and South Korea practice precision bombing of North Korean military targets

Air drills on taking out cruise missiles and artillery seek to deter ‘rash provocations’ by DPRK, expert says

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimSeptember 1, 2023
Analysis

How unification ministry overhaul could entrench militaristic North Korea policy

Experts raise concerns about eliminating departments focused on inter-Korean peace, though some call changes necessary

Jeongmin KimJeongmin Kim | Joon Ha Park | Lina ParkSeptember 1, 2023
News

B-1B bombers join US-ROK aerial drill against North Korean satellite launch

Joint exercise under Ulchi Freedom Shield comes after DPRK slammed bomber deployment and warned of ‘thermo-nuclear war’

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimAugust 30, 2023
Analysis

Why North Korea debuted a new battalion to hunt down South Korean ‘pirates’

Experts say amphibious assault team revealed at military parade raises threat of future attack on ROK border islands

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimAugust 29, 2023
News

South Korea slashes funding for unification ministry in new budget proposal

40% cut is largest in decade and aligns with Seoul’s efforts to overhaul ministry amid growing tensions with North Korea

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimAugust 29, 2023
COVID-19

North Korean citizens returning home for first time since 2020: State media

Quarantine awaits citizens from China as DPRK reveals major step toward post-pandemic normalcy to domestic readers

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimAugust 27, 2023
News

‘Business as usual’: South Koreans greet North Korea air raid drill with a shrug

Many in Seoul ignored sirens to evacuate, while others bemoaned ‘confounding’ lack of preparation at shelters

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimAugust 23, 2023
News

South Korea launches government and military drills against North Korean threats

Yoon Suk-yeol calls for combating ‘propaganda’ and defending infrastructure, as joint exercises with US also kick off

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimAugust 21, 2023
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