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Chad O’Carroll

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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North Korean foreign minister Ri Yong Ho to skip UN General Assembly

North Korean foreign minister Ri Yong Ho to skip UN General Assembly

Amid hardening DPRK stance towards the United States, sources say Ri will skip on NYC trip

North Korean foreign minister Ri Yong Ho to skip UN General Assembly
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll August 29, 2019
Unofficial market exchange rates stable in Pyongyang, NK Pro data shows
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Unofficial market exchange rates stable in Pyongyang, NK Pro data shows

Despite reports of dollar value surge in some areas, NK Pro data indicates stability

Unofficial market exchange rates stable in Pyongyang, NK Pro data shows
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll August 23, 2019
Venezuela opens first embassy in North Korea

Venezuela opens first embassy in North Korea

New embassy serves as symbol of alliance in the face of U.S. "imperialism," Venezuelan vice-FM said

Venezuela opens first embassy in North Korea
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll | Colin Zwirko August 21, 2019
What to make of North Korea’s repeated rejections of South Korea?

What to make of North Korea’s repeated rejections of South Korea?

Experts weigh in on the increasingly-dim prospects for inter-Korean talks

What to make of North Korea’s repeated rejections of South Korea?
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll August 16, 2019
North Korea says it has “no intention” to hold talks with South

North Korea says it has “no intention” to hold talks with South

CPRC statement follows two recent DPRK foreign ministry complaints about South Korea's role

North Korea says it has “no intention” to hold talks with South
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll August 15, 2019
No inter-Korean talks until ROK gives “plausible excuse” for joint drills: MFA

No inter-Korean talks until ROK gives “plausible excuse” for joint drills: MFA

Pyongyang reminds Seoul that any dialogue will be "strictly" between U.S. and DPRK, not involve ROK

No inter-Korean talks until ROK gives “plausible excuse” for joint drills: MFA
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll August 10, 2019
Kim Jong Un sent “small apology” for ongoing missile tests, Trump says

Kim Jong Un sent “small apology” for ongoing missile tests, Trump says

Letter from DPRK leader says missile tests will cease when U.S.-ROK drills end

Kim Jong Un sent “small apology” for ongoing missile tests, Trump says
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll August 10, 2019
Landmines and luxury malls: looking North from South Korea’s Odusan Observatory

Landmines and luxury malls: looking North from South Korea’s Odusan Observatory

A visit to Paju, where the two Koreas meet at a fork in the river

Landmines and luxury malls: looking North from South Korea’s Odusan Observatory
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll August 8, 2019
What to make of Washington’s new visa restrictions on visitors to North Korea

What to make of Washington’s new visa restrictions on visitors to North Korea

While inconvenient for many, the measures are unlikely to have a major impact on the DPRK economy

What to make of Washington’s new visa restrictions on visitors to North Korea
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll August 6, 2019
No can do: How tinned coffee exposes the myth of targeted North Korea sanctions

No can do: How tinned coffee exposes the myth of targeted North Korea sanctions

North Korean’s thirst for coffee shows the increasingly blunt nature of DPRK sanctions regime

No can do: How tinned coffee exposes the myth of targeted North Korea sanctions
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll August 1, 2019
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