April 28, 2024

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Rob York

Rob York is director for regional affairs at the Pacific Forum. He previously worked as a production editor for The South China Morning Post and chief editor of NK News. He is also a Ph.D. candidate in Korean history at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

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Film looks to unite ‘Divided Families’

Film looks to unite ‘Divided Families’

Congressional action the goal for documentary featuring relatives separated by Korean division

Film looks to unite ‘Divided Families’
Rob York
Rob York December 1, 2014
What dwindling populations mean for the Korean Peninsula

What dwindling populations mean for the Korean Peninsula

As its conventional military shrinks, the North may show a dangerous reliance on nuclear weapons

What dwindling populations mean for the Korean Peninsula
Rob York
Rob York December 1, 2014
KCNA leans on Western critics of human rights reports

KCNA leans on Western critics of human rights reports

Lengthy response to recent UN vote quotes individuals, organizations from Western countries

KCNA leans on Western critics of human rights reports
Rob York
Rob York November 28, 2014
S. Korea returns 10 N. Koreans who went adrift

S. Korea returns 10 N. Koreans who went adrift

South maintains policy of returning lost fishermen who wish to return to the North

S. Korea returns 10 N. Koreans who went adrift
Rob York
Rob York November 26, 2014
Suki Kim: The ethical boundaries of writing in North Korea

Suki Kim: The ethical boundaries of writing in North Korea

Author says getting an account from inside North Korea, and PUST, outweighed concerns over transparency

Suki Kim: The ethical boundaries of writing in North Korea
Rob York
Rob York November 24, 2014
N. Korea denounces South ahead of Yeonpyeong anniversary

N. Korea denounces South ahead of Yeonpyeong anniversary

State media lashes S. Korea for failing to learn from Yeonpyeong 'defeat'

N. Korea denounces South ahead of Yeonpyeong anniversary
Rob York
Rob York November 21, 2014
UN passes measure condemning N. Korean abuses

UN passes measure condemning N. Korean abuses

Cuba-sponsored amendment to tone down bill's language rejected before Tuesday's vote

UN passes measure condemning N. Korean abuses
Rob York
Rob York November 18, 2014
Hyundai chairwoman headed to Kumgang for anniversary

Hyundai chairwoman headed to Kumgang for anniversary

South Korean government approves trip, says no plans for talks on inter-Korean site

Hyundai chairwoman headed to Kumgang for anniversary
Rob York
Rob York November 17, 2014
KCNA blasts U.S. for ‘exaggerating’ North’s missile capability

KCNA blasts U.S. for ‘exaggerating’ North’s missile capability

North threatens 'counteraction' if U.S. pressure over weapons capacity continues

KCNA blasts U.S. for ‘exaggerating’ North’s missile capability
Rob York
Rob York November 14, 2014
The state of North Korea’s military: Past, present and future

The state of North Korea’s military: Past, present and future

Five military specialists debate the strengths and weaknesses about North Korea's capabilities

The state of North Korea’s military: Past, present and future
Rob York
Rob York November 13, 2014
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