April 25, 2024

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Chad O’Carroll

Chad O'Carroll is the founder of NK News/NK Pro and related holding company Korea Risk Group. In addition to being the group's CEO, O'Carroll is a frequent writer and commentator about the Koreas, having written about the two nations since 2010. He has visited the DPRK multiple times, worked and lived in Washington, D.C. with a focus on peninsula issues, and lived in the ROK since 2016.

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Prominent pro-North Korea figure denounces KFA President Alejandro Cao de Benos

Prominent pro-North Korea figure denounces KFA President Alejandro Cao de Benos

Profiteering is "absolutely outrageous" and behavior "completely unacceptable"

Prominent pro-North Korea figure denounces KFA President Alejandro Cao de Benos
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll January 26, 2015
Training North Korea’s tour guides: time for tourists to step up?

Training North Korea’s tour guides: time for tourists to step up?

New volunteership opportunity lets visitors conduct tourism and language training

Training North Korea’s tour guides: time for tourists to step up?
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll January 20, 2015
N. Korea commits to ‘intl. standards’ on money laundering, financing of terror

N. Korea commits to ‘intl. standards’ on money laundering, financing of terror

Statement could be effort to ease ongoing financial sanctions, observers say

N. Korea commits to ‘intl. standards’ on money laundering, financing of terror
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll January 16, 2015
China beefs up patrols of N. Korea border with citizen participation

China beefs up patrols of N. Korea border with citizen participation

Development comes following four murders of Chinese citizens at hands of N. Korean army deserter

China beefs up patrols of N. Korea border with citizen participation
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll January 16, 2015
N.Korean airline Facebook page taken over by pro-ISIS hackers

N.Korean airline Facebook page taken over by pro-ISIS hackers

Pro-ISIS hackers delete all content on Air Koryo Facebook page

N.Korean airline Facebook page taken over by pro-ISIS hackers
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll January 14, 2015
Kim Jong Un to attend Victory Day event in Moscow – S. Korean media

Kim Jong Un to attend Victory Day event in Moscow – S. Korean media

Visit to Russia could see Kim mingling with world leaders, including Obama

Kim Jong Un to attend Victory Day event in Moscow – S. Korean media
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll January 13, 2015
North Korea conducting high definition television tests

North Korea conducting high definition television tests

Quality boost may only benefit small number of TV viewers in North Korea

North Korea conducting high definition television tests
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll January 13, 2015
Hackers stop North Korea video game fundraising campaign

Hackers stop North Korea video game fundraising campaign

Developers said Christmas Eve website outage unlikely related to N. Korea

Hackers stop North Korea video game fundraising campaign
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll January 13, 2015
Amid anti-Ebola measures, North Korea to send delegates to Swiss tourism fair

Amid anti-Ebola measures, North Korea to send delegates to Swiss tourism fair

North Korean presence at tourism fair comes amid ongoing anti-Ebola measures which prevent tourism taking place

Amid anti-Ebola measures, North Korea to send delegates to Swiss tourism fair
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll January 12, 2015
Orders not always followed in Pyongyang, traffic officer tells pro-NK media

Orders not always followed in Pyongyang, traffic officer tells pro-NK media

"There are some drivers who do not follow our traffic control orders, even after they have clearly made a mistake"

Orders not always followed in Pyongyang, traffic officer tells pro-NK media
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll January 8, 2015