April 30, 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 Korea fires short-range ballistic missile toward East Sea, Seoul says

North Korea fires short-range ballistic missile toward East Sea, Seoul says

South Korea calls test ‘grave provocation’ and vows closer cooperation with US as aircraft carrier arrives on peninsula

North Korea fires short-range ballistic missile toward East Sea, Seoul says
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko | Jeongmin Kim September 25, 2022
US, ROK and Japan condemn North Korea’s ‘destabilizing’ nuclear messaging

US, ROK and Japan condemn North Korea’s ‘destabilizing’ nuclear messaging

Three countries’ top diplomats meet in New York and express concern about DPRK’s new law on weapons of mass destruction

US, ROK and Japan condemn North Korea’s ‘destabilizing’ nuclear messaging
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim September 23, 2022
Seoul urges activists to stop anti-North Korea leafleting to ‘protect citizens’

Seoul urges activists to stop anti-North Korea leafleting to ‘protect citizens’

Unification ministry says it seeks to avoid ‘unnecessary danger’ ahead of series of human rights events

Seoul urges activists to stop anti-North Korea leafleting to ‘protect citizens’
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim September 23, 2022
Biden gives short shrift to North Korea issues in major UN speech

Biden gives short shrift to North Korea issues in major UN speech

Expert says US president’s brief mention of DPRK sanctions violations reflects poor prospects for denuclearization talks

Biden gives short shrift to North Korea issues in major UN speech
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim September 22, 2022
UN chief promises clear Security Council response to North Korean nuclear test

UN chief promises clear Security Council response to North Korean nuclear test

Remarks in meeting with ROK president come as China and Russia have blocked new sanctions on DPRK this year

UN chief promises clear Security Council response to North Korean nuclear test
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim September 21, 2022
North Korean nuclear law violates aims of inter-Korean military deal: JCS chief

North Korean nuclear law violates aims of inter-Korean military deal: JCS chief

Kim Seung-kyum, head of Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, says DPRK regime won’t survive if it uses nuclear weapons

North Korean nuclear law violates aims of inter-Korean military deal: JCS chief
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim September 19, 2022
US, South Korean officials inspect nuclear bomber in warning to North Korea

US, South Korean officials inspect nuclear bomber in warning to North Korea

Expert says visit shows off strategic assets that could be used in crisis, as allies set to discuss nuclear deterrence

US, South Korean officials inspect nuclear bomber in warning to North Korea
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim September 16, 2022
Seoul’s top diplomat discusses North Korea threat with nuclear watchdog chief

Seoul’s top diplomat discusses North Korea threat with nuclear watchdog chief

Foreign minister Park Jin emphasizes need to send ‘firm’ message to Pyongyang against first use of nuclear weapons

Seoul’s top diplomat discusses North Korea threat with nuclear watchdog chief
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim September 15, 2022
Lawmakers reveal identities of two North Koreans forcibly repatriated in 2019

Lawmakers reveal identities of two North Koreans forcibly repatriated in 2019

Statement says both fishermen in their 20s and from Chongjin, information that expert says ‘humanizes’ their case

Lawmakers reveal identities of two North Koreans forcibly repatriated in 2019
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer | Jeongmin Kim September 15, 2022
Seoul lawmakers call for resolution condemning North Korea’s new nuclear law

Seoul lawmakers call for resolution condemning North Korea’s new nuclear law

Ruling party says decades of denuclearization talks ‘down the drain’ after DPRK outlines various first-use scenarios

Seoul lawmakers call for resolution condemning North Korea’s new nuclear law
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim September 14, 2022
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