Jeongmin Kim is a 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.
North Korea is facing serious economic hardship, and groups claim that South Korean and U.S. rules are the real problem
After an intelligence briefing, South Korean lawmakers relayed recent topline claims about North Korea
Experts, however, doubt North Korea was high on Chinese foreign minister's agenda in meeting with South Korean president
Experts can only guess why the DPRK is silent, but history shows that Pyongyang handled past elections very differently
Seoul’s unification ministry to hold “workshop” for improving human rights groups’ administrative skills
North Koreans are in the throes of a mandated, national “labor battle” — a “torturous” time that defectors can’t forget
In a long-winded statement, the DPRK lambasts Japan, the U.N. Security Council and those suspicious of its space program
Fear of COVID-19 is driving the DPRK to warn citizens about imported items, birds, snow, cigarettes and polluted air
Nearly 300 days have passed since North Korea closed its borders to shield itself from the “catastrophic” COVID-19 virus
Construction on the Gyeongwon line is aimed at ultimately reconnecting railway up to Wonsan in North Korea
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