May 20, 2024

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Joon Ha Park

Joon Ha Park is an Editorial Intern at NK News and has previously written on issues related to the two Koreas at The Peninsula Report.

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North Korea threatens ‘ruthless punishment’ after first-ever US-ROK cyber drills

North Korea threatens ‘ruthless punishment’ after first-ever US-ROK cyber drills

Pyongyang’s official news agency frames landmark exercise as part of US-led ‘war provocation moves’ to end Kim regime

North Korea threatens ‘ruthless punishment’ after first-ever US-ROK cyber drills
Joon Ha Park
Joon Ha Park | Shreyas Reddy January 29, 2024
North Koreans warned to brace for frigid weather as cold snap grips peninsula

North Koreans warned to brace for frigid weather as cold snap grips peninsula

Experts say millions residing outside Pyongyang at particular risk of exposure as temperatures plummet well below zero

North Koreans warned to brace for frigid weather as cold snap grips peninsula
Joon Ha Park
Joon Ha Park January 24, 2024
ROK defense minister tells air force to end DPRK leadership if it starts war

ROK defense minister tells air force to end DPRK leadership if it starts war

Comments follow navy’s announcement on drills to prepare for infiltrating enemy terrority as North Korea’s threats surge

ROK defense minister tells air force to end DPRK leadership if it starts war
Joon Ha Park
Joon Ha Park January 24, 2024
Distilling a life: A North Korean escapee takes her homebrews out of the shadows

Distilling a life: A North Korean escapee takes her homebrews out of the shadows

Kim Seonghui learned the North's art of alcohol in secret. Now she’s turning it into a business in the South.

Distilling a life: A North Korean escapee takes her homebrews out of the shadows
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer | Joon Ha Park January 22, 2024
Interview: Former head of Kaesong group still hopes for inter-Korean cooperation

Interview: Former head of Kaesong group still hopes for inter-Korean cooperation

As tensions rise, Kim Jin-hyang recalls positive exchanges between North and South Koreans at Kaesong Industrial Complex

Interview: Former head of Kaesong group still hopes for inter-Korean cooperation
Joon Ha Park
Joon Ha Park | Shreyas Reddy January 15, 2024
Interview: How a North Korean defector’s daring escape led him to ROK politics

Interview: How a North Korean defector’s daring escape led him to ROK politics

Park Choong-kwon went from studying missiles in DPRK to working at Hyundai Steel and advising the South’s ruling party

Interview: How a North Korean defector’s daring escape led him to ROK politics
Joon Ha Park
Joon Ha Park January 12, 2024
Why North Korea claims it hoodwinked Seoul with deceptive shelling operation

Why North Korea claims it hoodwinked Seoul with deceptive shelling operation

Experts doubt ROK military really mistook explosives for artillery, positing likely DPRK misinformation campaign

Why North Korea claims it hoodwinked Seoul with deceptive shelling operation
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim | Joon Ha Park January 8, 2024
North Korean artillery fire triggers evacuation alerts for ROK border islands

North Korean artillery fire triggers evacuation alerts for ROK border islands

South Korean military says DPRK fired more than 200 rounds, conducting own artillery drills in response

North Korean artillery fire triggers evacuation alerts for ROK border islands
South Korea to dissolve foundation in charge of inter-Korean industrial park

South Korea to dissolve foundation in charge of inter-Korean industrial park

Seoul cites cost of operating foundation and unauthorized North Korean activity at Kaesong complex closed since 2016

South Korea to dissolve foundation in charge of inter-Korean industrial park
Joon Ha Park
Joon Ha Park | Shreyas Reddy January 4, 2024
Kim Jong Un’s daughter is his ‘most likely successor’: Seoul spy agency

Kim Jong Un’s daughter is his ‘most likely successor’: Seoul spy agency

Statement marks first time NIS has identified child as future leader, after previously expressing skepticism

Kim Jong Un’s daughter is his ‘most likely successor’: Seoul spy agency
Joon Ha Park
Joon Ha Park | Shreyas Reddy January 4, 2024
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