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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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North Korea claims no new suspected COVID cases but isn’t celebrating yet

North Korea claims no new suspected COVID cases but isn’t celebrating yet

State media urges caution despite reporting no ‘fevers’ for three days, signals no return to pre-pandemic normalcy soon

North Korea claims no new suspected COVID cases but isn’t celebrating yet
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko August 1, 2022
North Korean military pursuing ‘coordinated operations’ with China: State media

North Korean military pursuing ‘coordinated operations’ with China: State media

DPRK has used phrase to refer to planning and field work in past, as it says allies defend socialism ‘with arms’

North Korean military pursuing ‘coordinated operations’ with China: State media
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Colin Zwirko August 1, 2022
FULL TEXT: North Korea’s death penalty decree for illegal COVID medicine sales
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FULL TEXT: North Korea’s death penalty decree for illegal COVID medicine sales

NK Pro has translated full text of notice that appears to show harsh crack down on market activity during COVID outbreak

FULL TEXT: North Korea’s death penalty decree for illegal COVID medicine sales
North Korea threatens death penalty for black market medicine sales during COVID

North Korea threatens death penalty for black market medicine sales during COVID

Images obtained by NK News show notice posted at pharmacies warns violators' families will also be forcibly relocated

North Korea threatens death penalty for black market medicine sales during COVID
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko July 29, 2022
Kim Jong Un says Koreas at ‘brink of war’ as he boasts of nuclear forces

Kim Jong Un says Koreas at ‘brink of war’ as he boasts of nuclear forces

North Korean leader slams US-ROK military drills, defends ‘routine’ weapons buildup in speech at war anniversary event

Kim Jong Un says Koreas at ‘brink of war’ as he boasts of nuclear forces
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko July 28, 2022
North Korean jets make special flights to pick up war veterans: State media
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North Korean jets make special flights to pick up war veterans: State media

Cross-country trips absent from flight trackers but typical of those that occur around major events in Pyongyang

North Korean jets make special flights to pick up war veterans: State media
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko July 27, 2022
Elderly North Korean veterans pack stadium for conference despite COVID spread

Elderly North Korean veterans pack stadium for conference despite COVID spread

Participants forgo masks at event to mark end of Korean War, as Pyongyang vows conflict ‘not over’

Elderly North Korean veterans pack stadium for conference despite COVID spread
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko July 27, 2022
Kim Jong Un disappears from public view for longest stint this year
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Kim Jong Un disappears from public view for longest stint this year

Reasons for North Korean leader’s 16-day absence unclear, but it comes as he’s appeared more frequently in recent months

Kim Jong Un disappears from public view for longest stint this year
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko July 25, 2022
North Korea monetizes highway to main seaport with new toll gate: Imagery
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North Korea monetizes highway to main seaport with new toll gate: Imagery

Expert says tolls create incentive to increase vehicle traffic as pandemic restrictions funnel trade through port

North Korea monetizes highway to main seaport with new toll gate: Imagery
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko July 22, 2022
Ukraine should make call on North Korean workers in Russia-controlled Donbas: US

Ukraine should make call on North Korean workers in Russia-controlled Donbas: US

State Department spokesperson says talk of DPRK-Donbas cooperation is ‘affront to the sovereignty’ of Ukraine

Ukraine should make call on North Korean workers in Russia-controlled Donbas: US
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko July 22, 2022
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