April 26, 2024

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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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Russian man exits North Korea on hand-pushed trolley, calls it ‘big adventure’

Russian man exits North Korea on hand-pushed trolley, calls it ‘big adventure’

Diplomat refuted “negative comments” about how N. Korea treated his peers after eight Russians left the DPRK last week

Russian man exits North Korea on hand-pushed trolley, calls it ‘big adventure’
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko March 1, 2021
Ex-US marine recounts the day he ‘staged’ a North Korean Embassy raid in 2019

Ex-US marine recounts the day he ‘staged’ a North Korean Embassy raid in 2019

New court documents reveal the testimony of Christopher Ahn, who faces possible extradition to Spain

Ex-US marine recounts the day he ‘staged’ a North Korean Embassy raid in 2019
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko February 24, 2021
North Korea and Thailand are cozying up after sanctions choked their friendship

North Korea and Thailand are cozying up after sanctions choked their friendship

Officials from both countries met in Bangkok last week, years after U.N. regulations put a halt to their budding trade

North Korea and Thailand are cozying up after sanctions choked their friendship
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko February 23, 2021
After months of delays, Kim Jong Un’s premier hospital could soon open up
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After months of delays, Kim Jong Un’s premier hospital could soon open up

A workers’ base camp was recently removed from Pyongyang General Hospital-related construction grounds 

After months of delays, Kim Jong Un’s premier hospital could soon open up
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko February 19, 2021
Venezuela contradicts its own president and denies North Korean military deal

Venezuela contradicts its own president and denies North Korean military deal

Draft U.N. report says that Venezuela denies striking any deal with the DPRK, going against President Maduro’s own words

Venezuela contradicts its own president and denies North Korean military deal
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Colin Zwirko February 18, 2021
North Korean leader’s wife Ri Sol Ju reappears for first time in over a year

North Korean leader’s wife Ri Sol Ju reappears for first time in over a year

Ri attended a concert with Kim Jong Un on former leader Kim Jong Il’s birthday

North Korean leader’s wife Ri Sol Ju reappears for first time in over a year
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Colin Zwirko February 16, 2021
New North Korean propaganda blames ‘apathetic’ citizens for its economic issues

New North Korean propaganda blames ‘apathetic’ citizens for its economic issues

North Korea seems to be shifting blame for its economic problems from external threats to internal enemies, expert says

New North Korean propaganda blames ‘apathetic’ citizens for its economic issues
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko February 16, 2021
Kim Jong Un wants to boost the economy through science, tech and state control

Kim Jong Un wants to boost the economy through science, tech and state control

The North Korean leader discussed industry development, foreign policy and military plans at an ongoing plenum meeting

Kim Jong Un wants to boost the economy through science, tech and state control
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko February 9, 2021
North Korea will boost trade after months of COVID-19 lockdown: Russian official

North Korea will boost trade after months of COVID-19 lockdown: Russian official

New disinfectant centers are being built on the North Korean border, Russia’s ambassador to the DPRK says

North Korea will boost trade after months of COVID-19 lockdown: Russian official
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko February 9, 2021
Kim Jong Un berates North Korean officials for a rough start to economic plans

Kim Jong Un berates North Korean officials for a rough start to economic plans

Kim kicked off a multi-day meeting on how to carry out economic tasks after last month’s Party Congress

Kim Jong Un berates North Korean officials for a rough start to economic plans
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Colin Zwirko February 8, 2021
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