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Colin Zwirko

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 Bluesky / Twitter.

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Blocked North Korean assets in U.S. reappear in State Sponsors of Terror report

Blocked North Korean assets in U.S. reappear in State Sponsors of Terror report

DPRK's USD$63 million in frozen funds almost double amount listed in 2008

Blocked North Korean assets in U.S. reappear in State Sponsors of Terror report
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko November 8, 2018
Ornate residential tower going up in Sinuiju opposite Chinese border tourist spot

Ornate residential tower going up in Sinuiju opposite Chinese border tourist spot

Sources say DPRK state employees to be gifted homes in tower along Sinuiju-Dandong border

Ornate residential tower going up in Sinuiju opposite Chinese border tourist spot
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko November 7, 2018
North Korea pays tribute to Chinese President in special mass games finale

North Korea pays tribute to Chinese President in special mass games finale

Altered final chapter for visiting artists delegation stresses "invincible" Sino-DPRK relations

North Korea pays tribute to Chinese President in special mass games finale
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko November 5, 2018
Cuba, North Korea reaffirm historic ties at first summit in thirty years

Cuba, North Korea reaffirm historic ties at first summit in thirty years

DPRK state media hails two nations' "special friendship" and "joint struggle" against imperialism

Cuba, North Korea reaffirm historic ties at first summit in thirty years
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko November 4, 2018
North Korean, Russian universities agree to scientific exchanges

North Korean, Russian universities agree to scientific exchanges

Kim Chaek University of Technology previously linked to DPRK's nuclear program

North Korean, Russian universities agree to scientific exchanges
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko November 2, 2018
Air China to run Beijing-Pyongyang route through winter, representative confirms

Air China to run Beijing-Pyongyang route through winter, representative confirms

Twice-weekly flights could hint at rise in tourist demand following complete suspension last year

Air China to run Beijing-Pyongyang route through winter, representative confirms
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko November 1, 2018
Kim Jong Un expresses disappointment with progress at Wonsan-Kalma tourist zone

Kim Jong Un expresses disappointment with progress at Wonsan-Kalma tourist zone

In visit to site, DPRK leader complains development "not perfect in the artistic aspect"

Kim Jong Un expresses disappointment with progress at Wonsan-Kalma tourist zone
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko October 31, 2018
ROK, U.S. to establish working group on North Korea issues: State Department

ROK, U.S. to establish working group on North Korea issues: State Department

Spokesperson also says Washington believes Seoul in compliance with sanctions against DPRK

ROK, U.S. to establish working group on North Korea issues: State Department
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko October 30, 2018
North Korea reveals October 2020 deadline for Samjiyon construction project

North Korea reveals October 2020 deadline for Samjiyon construction project

Kim Jong Un cautions against hasty work, however, in latest on-site inspection of town

North Korea reveals October 2020 deadline for Samjiyon construction project
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko October 29, 2018
U.S. releases new imagery of North Korea-linked illicit STS oil transfers

U.S. releases new imagery of North Korea-linked illicit STS oil transfers

State Department says UN must “formally recognize” breach of caps on refined petroleum transfers

U.S. releases new imagery of North Korea-linked illicit STS oil transfers
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko October 26, 2018