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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

North Korea rushed satellite launch after seeing ROK rocket success, Seoul says

South Korean spy agency assesses Kim Jong Un likely watched failed launched and that 2nd attempt could be weeks away

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimJune 1, 2023
News

South Korea successfully tests interceptor for countering North Korean missiles

Defense ministry says indigenous L-SAM system ‘incapacitated’ target in ‘significant’ step toward bolstering defenses

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimJune 1, 2023
News

‘I held my husband and cried’: Wartime alerts fuel panic and confusion in Seoul

Air raid sirens and evacuation orders left many fearing North Korean attack, though others greeted alerts with shrug

News

Presumed North Korean man carrying drugs found dead near border, Seoul says

South Korea to decide whether to repatriate body after investigation, as media report man was attempting to defect

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimMay 30, 2023
News

North Korea says it will launch first military spy satellite in June

Top military official says asset needed to monitor ‘dangerous military acts’ of US and ROK, condemning joint drills

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimMay 30, 2023
Analysis

‘Oppa Ganbu Style’: Why growth medications are popular among North Korean elites

Experts say height and appearance has become a symbol of status and power in DPRK

Jeongmin KimJeongmin Kim | Yeji ChungMay 26, 2023
News

North Korea slams US-ROK-Japan radar link plan as step toward nuclear ‘alliance’

Condemnation comes as Seoul delivers mixed messages about Tokyo’s involvement in nuclear coordination group with US

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimMay 26, 2023
News

US-ROK forces roll out big guns for ‘annihilation’ drills to counter North Korea

Over 2,500 personnel and 600 assets feature in first day of ‘largest-ever’ joint live-fire drills by inter-Korean border

Ifang BremerIfang Bremer | Jeongmin KimMay 25, 2023
News

ROK forces conduct drills against North Korean drones in and around Seoul

Exercises come as military has sought to boost defenses after DPRK drone incursion near presidential office last year

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimMay 25, 2023
News

South Korean gets 3 years in prison for ‘lobbying’ North Korea with over $450K

Court says An Bu-soo sent money to Pyongyang in effort to bring DPRK beer and cold noodles to South

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimMay 24, 2023
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