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Colin Zwirko

Colin Zwirko is a Senior Analytic Correspondent for NK News based in Seoul. He joined the company in 2018 after receiving a master's degree in international security and foreign policy from South Korea's Yonsei University. Follow him on Twitter.

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North Korean media condemns “dimwit” UN human rights special rapporteur

North Korean media condemns “dimwit” UN human rights special rapporteur

Editorial comes a week after visit by Tomás Ojea Quintana to Seoul

North Korean media condemns “dimwit” UN human rights special rapporteur
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko January 19, 2019
North Korea steps up demands to halt military drills as Key Resolve set for March

North Korea steps up demands to halt military drills as Key Resolve set for March

Rodong warns of "severe consequences" if U.S.-ROK joint military exercises allowed to continue

North Korea steps up demands to halt military drills as Key Resolve set for March
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko January 18, 2019
North Korea’s Kim Yong Chol in Beijing, likely en route to DC: media

North Korea’s Kim Yong Chol in Beijing, likely en route to DC: media

Senior DPRK official expected to hold first high-level talks with U.S. counterparts in months

North Korea’s Kim Yong Chol in Beijing, likely en route to DC: media
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko | Oliver Hotham January 17, 2019
Number of North Korean defections to South rose in 2018: MOU

Number of North Korean defections to South rose in 2018: MOU

Following significant drop in 2017, 1137 escapees reached the ROK last year

Number of North Korean defections to South rose in 2018: MOU
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko January 16, 2019
DPRK official welcomes planned visit of S.Korean business group to Kaesong

DPRK official welcomes planned visit of S.Korean business group to Kaesong

Comments come as South Korean FM reiterates fate of KIC depends on U.S.-led sanctions

DPRK official welcomes planned visit of S.Korean business group to Kaesong
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko January 16, 2019
North Korea eyes boosting laborer quotas, tourism in Russian Far East: report

North Korea eyes boosting laborer quotas, tourism in Russian Far East: report

DPRK consul general in Vladivostok met Primorye leader to discuss expanding ties

North Korea eyes boosting laborer quotas, tourism in Russian Far East: report
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko January 15, 2019
Choe Son Hui headed to Sweden for an “international conference”: Yonhap

Choe Son Hui headed to Sweden for an “international conference”: Yonhap

North Korean vice FM trip comes amid reports of high-level U.S.-DPRK meeting later this week

Choe Son Hui headed to Sweden for an “international conference”: Yonhap
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko January 15, 2019
North Korea appoints new director to foreign ministry’s Russia department

North Korea appoints new director to foreign ministry’s Russia department

Russian embassy says Kang Song Ho to lead First European Department as Moscow-Pyongyang talks ongoin

North Korea appoints new director to foreign ministry’s Russia department
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko January 14, 2019
Anti-U.S. military theme featured in new North Korean propaganda poster

Anti-U.S. military theme featured in new North Korean propaganda poster

Unification also major theme in new series as slogans reflect Kim Jong Un’s New Year’s Address

Anti-U.S. military theme featured in new North Korean propaganda poster
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko January 14, 2019
Kim Jong Un visit to Beijing pharma factory inspiring domestic industry: Rodong

Kim Jong Un visit to Beijing pharma factory inspiring domestic industry: Rodong

State media links economic tour in China to DPRK's domestic industry

Kim Jong Un visit to Beijing pharma factory inspiring domestic industry: Rodong
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko January 11, 2019