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November 20, 2024

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Won-Gi Jung

Won-Gi Jung

Won-Gi Jung is a reporter based in Seoul. He previously worked for the CSIS Korea Chair and East Asia Institute. Follow him on Twitter.

News

Resumption of Yongbyon activity was not surprising: Former unification ministers

Three former South Korean ministers weigh in on North Korea’s new nuclear activity, emphasize dialogue

Jeongmin KimJeongmin Kim | Won-Gi JungSeptember 2, 2021
News

Cost-sharing deal on Seoul’s contribution for US troops enters into force

Six-year deal, signed in April and ratified this week, ties annual increases in Seoul's contribution to defense spending

Won-Gi JungWon-Gi JungSeptember 1, 2021
News

Aid workers, activists urge US to lift DPRK travel ban ahead of renewal deadline

Some question the practicality of lifting the ban amid the pandemic and warn of risks traveling to North Korea

Won-Gi JungWon-Gi JungAugust 27, 2021
News

Top US official says Washington seeking bilateral talks with Pyongyang

Sung Kim emphasizes engagement without preconditions amid ongoing US-ROK military exercises

Won-Gi JungWon-Gi JungAugust 24, 2021
News

Tires, medicine lead North Korea’s paltry imports from China in July

Chinese customs data list medicine exports for the first time since last September

Won-Gi JungWon-Gi JungAugust 23, 2021
Investigations

South Korea detaining North Korea-linked ship suspected of sanctions violations

Exclusive NK News photos show impounded Mongolia-flagged ship held in waters off South Korea's coast

News

North Korean diplomats lash out at US in interviews with foreign media

Experts say DPRK seeks to legitimize its position abroad, as ambassadors to China, Russia, Syria criticize US-ROK drills

Won-Gi JungWon-Gi JungAugust 17, 2021
COVID-19

South Korean president once more pitches COVID-19 cooperation to Pyongyang

In his speech on Korean independence, Moon calls Korean division ‘the greatest obstacle’ to prosperity

Won-Gi JungWon-Gi JungAugust 14, 2021
News

Sanctioned North Korean oil tanker reappears after more than yearlong absence

Appearance of the ship near Nampho suggests sanctioned ship-to-ship oil transfers, experts say

Won-Gi JungWon-Gi JungAugust 11, 2021
News

Chinese court sentences DPRK consultant Michael Spavor to 11 years in prison

Ottawa condemned the ruling against the Canadian citizen for its lack of 'fairness and transparency'

Won-Gi JungWon-Gi JungAugust 11, 2021
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