May 09, 2024

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Shreyas Reddy

Shreyas Reddy is a correspondent at NK News, based in Seoul. He previously worked as a researcher at BBC Monitoring, where his work focused on news and key people and organizations from the Korean Peninsula, Japan, Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Follow him on Twitter.

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US, ROK, Japan back trilateral solidarity in face of North Korean threats

US, ROK, Japan back trilateral solidarity in face of North Korean threats

Countries’ top nuclear envoys also call for ‘united’ global response to DPRK nuclear program during talks in Jakarta

US, ROK, Japan back trilateral solidarity in face of North Korean threats
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy December 13, 2022
Only North and South Korean people can achieve peace, Nobel laureates say

Only North and South Korean people can achieve peace, Nobel laureates say

Peace prize winners maintain unification possible while variously blaming ‘proxy war’ and Kim dictatorship for division

Only North and South Korean people can achieve peace, Nobel laureates say
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy December 12, 2022
US envoy condemns North Korean missile tests in meeting with Chinese counterpart

US envoy condemns North Korean missile tests in meeting with Chinese counterpart

Sung Kim reiterated call for Beijing to do more to pressure DPRK during talks with Liu Xiaoming, Washington says

US envoy condemns North Korean missile tests in meeting with Chinese counterpart
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy December 9, 2022
UN calls on North Korea to abandon nuclear program and comply with safeguards

UN calls on North Korea to abandon nuclear program and comply with safeguards

General Assembly votes to condemn DPRK nuclear tests, though China and Russia oppose key motion on denuclearization

UN calls on North Korea to abandon nuclear program and comply with safeguards
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy December 9, 2022
North Korea state TV airs South Korea’s lopsided World Cup loss to Brazil

North Korea state TV airs South Korea’s lopsided World Cup loss to Brazil

Decision to air Red Devils’ elimination from premier soccer tournament reflects Pyongyang’s ‘pettiness,’ expert says

North Korea state TV airs South Korea’s lopsided World Cup loss to Brazil
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy December 8, 2022
Seoul’s conventional forces must ‘overwhelm’ North Korean threats, Yoon says

Seoul’s conventional forces must ‘overwhelm’ North Korean threats, Yoon says

South Korean president calls for military leaders to ‘believe’ in its allies’ nuclear power for defense

Seoul’s conventional forces must ‘overwhelm’ North Korean threats, Yoon says
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy December 7, 2022
US defends ‘prudent’ North Korea policy, calls on UNSC to enforce sanctions

US defends ‘prudent’ North Korea policy, calls on UNSC to enforce sanctions

State Department suggests China and Russia haven’t done enough to rein in North Korean ‘provocations’

US defends ‘prudent’ North Korea policy, calls on UNSC to enforce sanctions
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy December 7, 2022
What if North Korea hosts the World Cup?

What if North Korea hosts the World Cup?

The country already has a number of large stadiums but would need South Korean help to overhaul its infrastructure

What if North Korea hosts the World Cup?
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy December 6, 2022
North Korean military orders artillery fire toward sea in response to ROK drills

North Korean military orders artillery fire toward sea in response to ROK drills

Move comes day after DPRK fired some 130 artillery rounds off east and west coasts, breaching inter-Korean military deal

North Korean military orders artillery fire toward sea in response to ROK drills
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy December 6, 2022
North Korea fires 130 artillery rounds, breaches border buffer zone: Seoul

North Korea fires 130 artillery rounds, breaches border buffer zone: Seoul

North Korea’s latest artillery tests coincides with start of five-day military exercises in South Korea

North Korea fires 130 artillery rounds, breaches border buffer zone: Seoul
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy December 5, 2022