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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.

News

ROK holds live-fire drills at islands near North Korea, largest in six years

Exercise comes after South Korea’s suspension of inter-Korean military pact paved way for more drills near border

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimJune 26, 2024
News

ROK holds live-fire rocket drills on anniversary of North Korea’s 1950 invasion

Army says large-scale exercise aimed to showcase firepower against DPRK threats, 74 years after start of Korean War

Jeongmin KimJeongmin Kim | Joon Ha ParkJune 25, 2024
News

North Korea launches more trash balloons toward South Korea: JCS

Launch comes hours after Seoul revealed previous trash balloons sent by DPRK carried parasites from likely human feces

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimJune 24, 2024
News

Russia risks crossing ‘red line’ after military pact with North Korea: Seoul

South Korean national security director dismisses treaty as ‘absurd,’ as US, ROK and Japan condemn Kim-Putin summit

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimJune 24, 2024
News

North Korean trash balloons carried parasites from likely human feces: Seoul

South Korea acknowledges possible human waste in balloons for first time after analysis, noting use in DPRK fertilizer

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimJune 24, 2024
News

North Korean soldiers cross border for third time amid DMZ construction: ROK

South Korea says soldiers retreated after warning shots as work near border continues to create conflict risks

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimJune 21, 2024
News

ROK activist launches leaflets again, drawing angry North Korean retort

Kim Yo Jong hints at trash balloon retaliation after Park Sang-hak says he sent leaflets in response to Putin summit

Jeongmin KimJeongmin Kim | Joon Ha ParkJune 21, 2024
Analysis

Full text: North Korea’s new ‘comprehensive strategic partnership’ with Russia

NK Pro provides Korean and English versions of the unratified treaty signed by Putin and Kim and published by Pyongyang

Jeongmin KimJeongmin Kim | Joon Ha ParkJune 20, 2024
News

Mine explosions have killed North Korean soldiers working on frontline: ROK

Seoul says military also fired warning shots toward DPRK workers who encroached on border on Tuesday morning

Jeongmin KimJeongmin Kim | Joon Ha ParkJune 18, 2024
Analysis

What to make of ‘milestone’ US-ROK nuke guidelines on deterring North Korea

While some see promise in integrating nuclear and conventional forces, others raise concern Seoul is fixated on WMDs

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimJune 12, 2024