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July 27, 2024

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Jeongmin Kim

Jeongmin Kim is the Lead Correspondent at NK News and Editorial Director at KOREA PRO, based in Seoul. Kim 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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North Korean schools to reopen this month after two-month delay: state media

North Korean schools to reopen this month after two-month delay: state media

DPRK radio says classes set to restart soon, with teachers ordered to "strictly abide" by COVID-19 prevention steps

North Korean schools to reopen this month after two-month delay: state media
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Jeongmin Kim June 1, 2020
GoFundMe pulls campaign raising funds for COVID-19 aid to North Korea

GoFundMe pulls campaign raising funds for COVID-19 aid to North Korea

Online fundraising platform says sanctions prohibit it from hosting the campaign

GoFundMe pulls campaign raising funds for COVID-19 aid to North Korea
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Jeongmin Kim May 29, 2020
Moon administration will seek to ease restrictions on inter-Korean exchange: MOU

Moon administration will seek to ease restrictions on inter-Korean exchange: MOU

Proposed revision of 30-year-old law aims to expand autonomy of South Koreans engaging in projects with the North

Moon administration will seek to ease restrictions on inter-Korean exchange: MOU
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim May 28, 2020
South Korea to provide $4.9 million in sustainable development aid to the North

South Korea to provide $4.9 million in sustainable development aid to the North

First payment of $720,000 set to be sent this year via UN commission

South Korea to provide $4.9 million in sustainable development aid to the North
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim May 27, 2020
Both Koreas violated armistice agreement in recent DMZ gunfire incident: UNC

Both Koreas violated armistice agreement in recent DMZ gunfire incident: UNC

May 3 incident saw North Korean soldiers fire on a South Korean guard post

Both Koreas violated armistice agreement in recent DMZ gunfire incident: UNC
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Jeongmin Kim May 26, 2020
Don’t be corrupted by foreign films and music, North Korean media warns youth

Don’t be corrupted by foreign films and music, North Korean media warns youth

Fight against "invisible enemies" and bourgeois culture needed to ensure country's development, Rodong Sinmun says

Don’t be corrupted by foreign films and music, North Korean media warns youth
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim May 26, 2020
North Korea must give up nukes if it wants a “great economy,” U.S. official says

North Korea must give up nukes if it wants a “great economy,” U.S. official says

Washington will "keep talking" to Pyongyang, Robert O'Brien tells Face the Nation

North Korea must give up nukes if it wants a “great economy,” U.S. official says
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim May 25, 2020
Top South Korean officials to seek sanctions exemption on COVID-19 aid for North

Top South Korean officials to seek sanctions exemption on COVID-19 aid for North

Chief inter-Korean policy lawmaker and unification minister discuss sending medical experts and quarantine supplies

Top South Korean officials to seek sanctions exemption on COVID-19 aid for North
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim May 22, 2020
North Korean ships could be permitted in South’s waters, pending agreement: MOU

North Korean ships could be permitted in South’s waters, pending agreement: MOU

UN sanctions would still require Seoul to exercise due diligence and inspect DPRK vessels, however

North Korean ships could be permitted in South’s waters, pending agreement: MOU
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim May 22, 2020
North Korea touts new remote learning tech as COVID-19 fears keep students home

North Korea touts new remote learning tech as COVID-19 fears keep students home

State media promotion follows adoption of new law on "tele-education" back in April

North Korea touts new remote learning tech as COVID-19 fears keep students home
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Jeongmin Kim May 21, 2020