Shreyas Reddy is a correspondent at NK News, based in Seoul. He previously worked as a researcher at BBC Monitoring, where his work focused on news and key people and organizations from the Korean Peninsula, Japan, Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Follow him on Twitter.
North Korean leader projects optimism at start of multi-day plenum expected to set nuclear and economic agenda
IAEA chief cites water discharge as evidence of operation, as experts assess reactor could produce plutonium for nukes
Experts say DPRK could use anthrax, ricin and other bio-agents in conflict, raising need for Seoul to prepare
US and its allies repeat demand that Russia and China act, while DPRK’s partners again blame Washington for tensions
Seoul says system will improve detection and evaluation of DPRK missiles, with three countries to share info 24/7
Allies discuss ways to boost extended deterrence, while Pyongyang promises ‘preview’ of nuclear war before year’s end
Missile launch into East Sea comes hours after US nuclear submarine arrives in Busan
Kim Yung-ho says South Korea will draw attention to DPRK abuses and China’s forced repatriation of defectors in new year
Pyongyang points finger at Seoul for breakdown of military agreement but omits its own role in deal’s collapse
Inaugural meeting of trilateral body comes as countries have pushed to boost cooperation on DPRK since Camp David summit
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