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Jeongmin Kim

Jeongmin Kim

Jeongmin Kim is Executive Director at Korea Risk Group, based in Seoul. She covers inter-Korean relations and North and South Korean foreign and military affairs. Kim has covered the 2022 ROK presidential election on the ground, and prior to joining NK News, she worked for the CSIS Korea Chair in Washington D.C. and Reuters news agency’s Seoul bureau.

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Whether ROK needs nukes to deter North Korea dominates last presidential debate

Whether ROK needs nukes to deter North Korea dominates last presidential debate

Candidates clash on need for WMDs and US alliance in foreign policy discussion weighed down by bickering over scandals

Whether ROK needs nukes to deter North Korea dominates last presidential debate
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim May 28, 2025
What South Korea’s presidential candidates are saying about North Korea
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What South Korea’s presidential candidates are saying about North Korea

NK News’ Jeongmin Kim discusses Lee Jae-myung and Kim Moon-soo’s pledges and why both are largely avoiding DPRK issues

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Presidential candidates spar over need for ‘nuclear balance’ with North Korea

Presidential candidates spar over need for ‘nuclear balance’ with North Korea

Kim Moon-soo questions feasibility of denuclearization, while Lee Jae-myung stresses reliance on US extended deterrence

Presidential candidates spar over need for ‘nuclear balance’ with North Korea
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim May 19, 2025
Kim Moon-soo, critic of North Korea engagement, wins ROK ruling party primary

Kim Moon-soo, critic of North Korea engagement, wins ROK ruling party primary

Former labor minister and staunch anti-communist likely to push hawkish DPRK policies of impeached President Yoon

Kim Moon-soo, critic of North Korea engagement, wins ROK ruling party primary
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim May 5, 2025
What North Korea stands to lose if US Forces Korea expands mission to China

What North Korea stands to lose if US Forces Korea expands mission to China

Despite Seoul's fears of abandonment, a focus on Taiwan contingencies could entrench US military presence on peninsula

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North Korea confirms Russia troop deployment, and the DPRK’s new warship
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North Korea confirms Russia troop deployment, and the DPRK’s new warship

NK News’ Jeongmin Kim discusses why Pyongyang came clean on troops fighting Ukraine and Lee Jae-myung’s presidential bid

North Korea confirms Russia troop deployment, and the DPRK’s new warship
South Korea resumes artillery drills at US range on North Korea’s doorstep

South Korea resumes artillery drills at US range on North Korea’s doorstep

ROK army fires some 60 rounds in first such exercise in 7 years, following suspension of 2018 inter-Korean military pact

South Korea resumes artillery drills at US range on North Korea’s doorstep
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim April 22, 2025
Lee Jae-myung makes no mention of North Korea as he launches presidential bid

Lee Jae-myung makes no mention of North Korea as he launches presidential bid

Opposition candidate favored to win ROK election shifts focus from inter-Korean peace themes central to past campaigns

Lee Jae-myung makes no mention of North Korea as he launches presidential bid
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim April 11, 2025
Seoul sanctions vessel, individuals for illegal trade of North Korean goods

Seoul sanctions vessel, individuals for illegal trade of North Korean goods

Authorities say unflagged ‘Sunrise 1’ transported 5,020 tons of North Korean iron ore in violation of UN sanctions

Seoul sanctions vessel, individuals for illegal trade of North Korean goods
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim April 10, 2025
UN Command coordinating ‘appropriate’ steps for two North Koreans in ROK custody

UN Command coordinating ‘appropriate’ steps for two North Koreans in ROK custody

Statement comes as DPRK reportedly ignores messages to arrange repatriation of fishermen found in Yellow Sea

UN Command coordinating ‘appropriate’ steps for two North Koreans in ROK custody
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Jeongmin Kim March 28, 2025
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