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July 29, 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

Scale of US-South Korea joint drills is a ‘bilateral’ decision: Pentagon

U.S. military declines to say whether it will suspend or scale down next month’s exercises as COVID-19 surges in Seoul

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimJuly 15, 2021
News

US commander stresses America’s readiness to prevent attack on South Korea

U.S. Strategic Command leader Charles Richard’s first visit to the country comes weeks ahead of U.S.-ROK joint exercises

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimJuly 14, 2021
Border Controls

NIS ties North Korea’s ‘grave’ incident to military grain, disinfection center

In briefing with lawmakers, South Korean intelligence agency also said Kim Jong Un has lost 10-20 kilograms

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimJuly 8, 2021
COVID-19

Russia says it is willing to provide vaccines to North Korea if needed

But foreign minister Sergey Lavrov stresses that COVID-19 outbreak in the DPRK unlikely

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimJuly 7, 2021
Cancellations and Postponements

UN Command suspends DMZ border tours as COVID cases spike in South Korea

Suspension of visits to Joint Security Area comes after two UNC members came in contact with infected ROK citizen

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimJuly 7, 2021
News

Japan voices ‘deep concern’ about North Korean nukes at nonproliferation meeting

South Korea requested support for its diplomatic efforts with Pyongyang at gathering of officials from 16 countries

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimJuly 6, 2021
COVID-19

Experts divided on what the ‘grave’ incident in North Korea could have been

Kim Jong Un apparently demoted top military officials this week for unspecified mistakes and 'irresponsibility'

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimJuly 1, 2021
COVID-19

Kim Jong Un says ‘hostile forces’ don’t stand a chance against Chinese communism

North Korean leader pens letter to Xi Jinping as China mark’s the 100-year anniversary of its communist party

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimJuly 1, 2021
News

Top South Korean official says North Korea did not punt on diplomacy

Vice foreign minister Choi Jong-kun says Seoul remains ready for dialogue despite silence from Pyongyang

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimJune 30, 2021
News

New dictionary aims to help defectors communicate in South Korean workplaces

Defectors face high unemployment and discrimination due to accents, language barriers

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimJune 29, 2021
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