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Jooheon Kim

Jooheon Kim

Jooheon Kim is a Correspondent at NK News. He previously worked at Aju News Corporation where he covered South Korea's economy and tech sectors, K-pop and inter-Korean politics.

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Lee Jae-myung says North Korea’s DMZ barriers betrayed fear Yoon would attack

Lee Jae-myung says North Korea’s DMZ barriers betrayed fear Yoon would attack

ROK presidential frontrunner suggests DPRK construction work last year served as omen of Yoon’s martial law plans

Lee Jae-myung says North Korea’s DMZ barriers betrayed fear Yoon would attack
Jooheon Kim
Jooheon Kim May 20, 2025
Experts decry rights violations from North Korea’s troop dispatch to Ukraine war

Experts decry rights violations from North Korea’s troop dispatch to Ukraine war

At Seoul event, ex-ICC chief calls for indicting Kim Jong Un for war crimes, but some doubt criticism will induce change

Experts decry rights violations from North Korea’s troop dispatch to Ukraine war
Jooheon Kim
Jooheon Kim May 20, 2025
North Korea expunges ‘unification’ from name of JSA building that hosted summit

North Korea expunges ‘unification’ from name of JSA building that hosted summit

Seoul belatedly confirms ‘Unification Pavilion’ now called ‘Panmun Hall,’ reflecting DPRK’s shift to two-state policy

North Korea expunges ‘unification’ from name of JSA building that hosted summit
Jooheon Kim
Jooheon Kim May 19, 2025
US Forces Korea serves roles beyond deterring North Korea, commander says

US Forces Korea serves roles beyond deterring North Korea, commander says

Gen. Xavier Brunson stresses need for US troops on peninsula to counter China and Russia under Indo-Pacific strategy

US Forces Korea serves roles beyond deterring North Korea, commander says
Jooheon Kim
Jooheon Kim May 16, 2025
Number of North Korean defectors in South’s public sector hits record high

Number of North Korean defectors in South’s public sector hits record high

Seoul says 211 escapees working in government and administrative roles, calling them critical for reunification

Number of North Korean defectors in South’s public sector hits record high
Jooheon Kim
Jooheon Kim May 15, 2025
South Korea resumes limited tours to Panmunjom after 18-month suspension

South Korea resumes limited tours to Panmunjom after 18-month suspension

But border village remains closed to public nearly 2 years after Travis King’s defection to North Korea during tour

South Korea resumes limited tours to Panmunjom after 18-month suspension
Jooheon Kim
Jooheon Kim May 15, 2025
North Korea could possess 50 ICBMs capable of striking US by 2035: Report

North Korea could possess 50 ICBMs capable of striking US by 2035: Report

Expert says US intel assessment, while not new, reflects growing push to upgrade American missile defenses

North Korea could possess 50 ICBMs capable of striking US by 2035: Report
Jooheon Kim
Jooheon Kim May 14, 2025
US names North Korea as a country not cooperating with counterterrorism efforts

US names North Korea as a country not cooperating with counterterrorism efforts

Designation for 29th consecutive year blocks the sale of American weapons to the DPRK

US names North Korea as a country not cooperating with counterterrorism efforts
Jooheon Kim
Jooheon Kim May 14, 2025
How a new film imagines a North Korean defector’s life in the gay community

How a new film imagines a North Korean defector’s life in the gay community

Director Park Joon-ho discusses how he came to tell a story about the intersection of two marginalized groups

How a new film imagines a North Korean defector’s life in the gay community
Jooheon Kim
Jooheon Kim May 14, 2025
Putin meets North Korean commanders, and Kim Jong Un’s Victory Day speech
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Putin meets North Korean commanders, and Kim Jong Un’s Victory Day speech

NK News’ Jooheon Kim discusses how DPRK leader justified troop dispatch to fight Ukraine and South Korea’s election

Putin meets North Korean commanders, and Kim Jong Un’s Victory Day speech
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