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.
Experts say president is using new doctrine as cudgel against opponents, dooming any chance of garnering broader support
NK Pro provides the full English and Korean text of South Korean president’s remarks outlining new unification doctrine
President emphasizes need to liberate DPRK people in new policy that experts say endorses unification by absorption
Minister says he will discuss topic with activists, as local authorities lean on aviation law to stop leafleting
ROK president taps security service head Kim Yong-hyun for role and moves Shin Won-sik to national security adviser
Ulchi Freedom Shield will run from Aug. 19-29 but won’t feature nuclear use scenarios as Seoul previously suggested
Latest launch comes after a North Korean individual defected across the Han River estuary west of Seoul
While ROK says tech is for civilian vessels, expert says it could later be modified for submarine to counter North Korea
Authorities are investigating individual’s intention to defect, while reports say they crossed western maritime border
But IOC denies report that DPRK athletes also received $1200 smartphones given to athletes from all other countries
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