April 25, 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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Obama slams Trump, says Biden ‘wouldn’t coddle’ North Korean leader Kim Jong Un

Obama slams Trump, says Biden ‘wouldn’t coddle’ North Korean leader Kim Jong Un

Former U.S. president endorses Joe Biden and criticizes Trump for ‘bragging’ about his close ties with Kim Jong Un

Obama slams Trump, says Biden ‘wouldn’t coddle’ North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim October 28, 2020
Pyongyang stores low on foreign goods amid North Korean COVID-19 paranoia

Pyongyang stores low on foreign goods amid North Korean COVID-19 paranoia

State media warned citizens against imported items out of fear that they could spread the virus from abroad

Pyongyang stores low on foreign goods amid North Korean COVID-19 paranoia
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim October 27, 2020
Full text: North Korea’s decree to ‘fire at’ people illegally approaching border
NK PRO

Full text: North Korea’s decree to ‘fire at’ people illegally approaching border

NK Pro translated the full text of a recent North Korean public announcement on border security and COVID-19 prevention

Full text: North Korea’s decree to ‘fire at’ people illegally approaching border
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim October 26, 2020
Expert roundup: Would South Korea’s president prefer Biden or Trump?

Expert roundup: Would South Korea’s president prefer Biden or Trump?

Analysts weigh in on what Seoul is hoping for this November -- and what it should do after the election results come out

Expert roundup: Would South Korea’s president prefer Biden or Trump?
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim October 22, 2020
North Korea urges people indoors, fearing dust from China will spread COVID-19

North Korea urges people indoors, fearing dust from China will spread COVID-19

Foreigners in Pyongyang say the government asked them to stay inside, while outdoor construction was banned on Thursday

North Korea urges people indoors, fearing dust from China will spread COVID-19
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim October 22, 2020
Doctors Without Borders to send COVID-19 and tuberculosis aid to North Korea
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Doctors Without Borders to send COVID-19 and tuberculosis aid to North Korea

U.N. sanctions exemptions for humanitarian aid projects to North Korea have slowed down since August

Doctors Without Borders to send COVID-19 and tuberculosis aid to North Korea
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim October 20, 2020
North Korea shares new ‘emergency quarantine law’ amid global COVID-19 woes

North Korea shares new ‘emergency quarantine law’ amid global COVID-19 woes

The DPRK claims that it has no cases of COVID-19, but the new law addresses what to do in an infectious disease outbreak

North Korea shares new ‘emergency quarantine law’ amid global COVID-19 woes
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim October 20, 2020
North Korea accuses South Korea of an ‘evil scheme’ after US-ROK defense meeting

North Korea accuses South Korea of an ‘evil scheme’ after US-ROK defense meeting

DPRK state media said that Washington and Seoul’s joint military exercises are “foul,” calling them “war practices”

North Korea accuses South Korea of an ‘evil scheme’ after US-ROK defense meeting
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim October 20, 2020
Shooting victim’s family vows to sue North Korea ‘just like the Warmbiers did’

Shooting victim’s family vows to sue North Korea ‘just like the Warmbiers did’

The Warmbiers sent a letter to the family of the South Korean man shot and killed by North Korean soldiers on Sept. 22

Shooting victim’s family vows to sue North Korea ‘just like the Warmbiers did’
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim October 19, 2020
US and South Korea call North Korea’s new ICBM a ‘significant threat’

US and South Korea call North Korea’s new ICBM a ‘significant threat’

Top defense officials from Seoul and Washington stressed the need to “dismantle” Pyongyang’s growing missile program

US and South Korea call North Korea’s new ICBM a ‘significant threat’
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim October 15, 2020
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