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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 relations.

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Investors in inter-Korean projects call for Seoul to lift North Korea sanctions

Investors in inter-Korean projects call for Seoul to lift North Korea sanctions

South Korean business groups criticize May 24 Measures for hampering trade, even as Pyongyang spurns cooperation

Investors in inter-Korean projects call for Seoul to lift North Korea sanctions
Jooheon Kim
Jooheon Kim January 15, 2026
Lee orders review of scrapped military pact with North Korea after drone claims

Lee orders review of scrapped military pact with North Korea after drone claims

Drone flights into the DPRK by South Korean civilians would be an armistice breach subject to punishment, Seoul says

Lee orders review of scrapped military pact with North Korea after drone claims
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim | Jooheon Kim January 14, 2026
How anyone can now read North Korea’s party newspaper at a library in Seoul

How anyone can now read North Korea’s party newspaper at a library in Seoul

NK News visited the National Library to see how officials are opening access to media long viewed as ‘anti-state’

How anyone can now read North Korea’s party newspaper at a library in Seoul
Jooheon Kim
Jooheon Kim January 13, 2026
US says seizure of tankers linked to Venezuela sends a warning to North Korea

US says seizure of tankers linked to Venezuela sends a warning to North Korea

Energy secretary cites actions this week as evidence that Washington will take steps to enforce sanctions

US says seizure of tankers linked to Venezuela sends a warning to North Korea
Jooheon Kim
Jooheon Kim January 9, 2026
UN experts request info from North Korea on reported pardon of state criminals

UN experts request info from North Korea on reported pardon of state criminals

Pyongyang has not replied to recent letter seeking details about scope of October amnesty, updates on abductees

UN experts request info from North Korea on reported pardon of state criminals
Jooheon Kim
Jooheon Kim January 8, 2026
Acting US envoy to Seoul leaves post after less than three months on the job

Acting US envoy to Seoul leaves post after less than three months on the job

Embassy confirms Kevin Kim’s return to Washington amid questions about Trump’s focus on North Korea issues

Acting US envoy to Seoul leaves post after less than three months on the job
Jooheon Kim
Jooheon Kim January 7, 2026
Police accuse North Korean defector of killing brother for insurance money

Police accuse North Korean defector of killing brother for insurance money

Woman in her 50s to be referred to prosecutors over alleged murder in Busan, reportedly driven by financial hardship

Police accuse North Korean defector of killing brother for insurance money
Jooheon Kim
Jooheon Kim January 7, 2026
South Korea’s ruling party to launch committee dedicated to North Korea ties

South Korea’s ruling party to launch committee dedicated to North Korea ties

Progressive stalwarts to serve as advisers for Democratic Party group focused on inter-Korean and US-DPRK issues

South Korea’s ruling party to launch committee dedicated to North Korea ties
Jooheon Kim
Jooheon Kim January 5, 2026
Top Seoul officials warn of North Korean threats but back engagement in new year

Top Seoul officials warn of North Korean threats but back engagement in new year

Defense chief highlights DPRK’s nuclear sub development, as prime minister stresses efforts to reduce tensions

Top Seoul officials warn of North Korean threats but back engagement in new year
Jooheon Kim
Jooheon Kim January 2, 2026
Activists fear North Korean human rights policy is eroding under Lee Jae Myung

Activists fear North Korean human rights policy is eroding under Lee Jae Myung

Crackdown on leafleting, budget cuts and more have raised concern that Seoul is sidelining human rights for engagement

Activists fear North Korean human rights policy is eroding under Lee Jae Myung
Jooheon Kim
Jooheon Kim December 31, 2025
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