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July 29, 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

Opposition party slams Yoon Suk-yeol for not announcing North Korean rocket test

South Korean president says administration did not initially publicize launches because they were ‘not missiles’

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimJune 13, 2022
News

South Korean military detects ‘trails’ likely from North Korean rockets: JCS

Joint Chiefs of Staff statement follows local media report that DPRK fired multiple rocket launcher on Sunday morning

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimJune 12, 2022
News

North Korea signals US policy shift with new pick for foreign minister: Biegun

Choe Son Hui’s new role indicates DPRK could choose to engage Washington or Seoul but not both, former US official says

Chad O'CarrollChad O'Carroll | Jeongmin KimJune 11, 2022
News

Kim Jong Un stresses DPRK’s right to self-defense based on ‘power for power’

At party meeting, North Korean leader taps Choe Son Hui as foreign minister, Ri Son Gwon to lead inter-Korean affairs

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimJune 11, 2022
News

‘My final wish’: The North Korea story of beloved TV host Song Hae

Late performer dreamed of performing in his hometown in the DPRK, which he was forced to flee during Korean War

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimJune 10, 2022
News

Yoon taps diplomat experienced in North Korea issues for UN ambassador

South Korean president also announced nominees for ambassadorships to China, Russia and Japan this week

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimJune 9, 2022
Analysis

For Kim Jong Un, North Korea’s COVID crisis is also a propaganda opportunity

Experts say state media has savvily manipulated stats to show the regime is leading country to overcome outbreak

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimJune 8, 2022
COVID-19

Defector activist claims he sent 20 balloons carrying COVID aid to North Korea

Launch of balloons with masks, Tylenol and vitamin C tablets violates anti-leaflet law, unification ministry says

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimJune 7, 2022
News

US and South Korea conduct air force drill against North Korean ‘provocations’

Twenty fighter jets fly in formation to practice ‘overwhelming response’ to enemy threats, ROK military says

Chaewon ChungChaewon Chung | Jeongmin KimJune 7, 2022
News

North Korea has been testing nuclear detonation device ‘for weeks’: ROK official

South Korea’s National Security Office says DPRK unlikely to conduct nuclear test in next couple of days

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimMay 25, 2022
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