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.
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Training to intercept cruise missiles and strike artillery aims to deter DPRK from carrying out attacks, experts say
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South Korea reports no military or civilian damage from first reported GPS jamming by DPRK in eight years
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