April 25, 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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North Korea scheduled to host Japan women’s soccer team for Olympic qualifier

North Korea scheduled to host Japan women’s soccer team for Olympic qualifier

DPRK has not confirmed game will go ahead, but it could be first time foreign athletes enter the country since pandemic

North Korea scheduled to host Japan women’s soccer team for Olympic qualifier
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy January 2, 2024
Why South Korea has backed down from plans to ease ban on North Korean media

Why South Korea has backed down from plans to ease ban on North Korean media

Experts say restrictions are ‘outdated’ and counter to online freedom, but likely to persist under Yoon administration

Why South Korea has backed down from plans to ease ban on North Korean media
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy January 1, 2024
Be ready to use ‘super-powerful’ means to crush US, Kim Jong Un orders military

Be ready to use ‘super-powerful’ means to crush US, Kim Jong Un orders military

North Korean leader warns of growing risk of armed conflict with South Korea and US, echoing rhetoric at recent plenum

Be ready to use ‘super-powerful’ means to crush US, Kim Jong Un orders military
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy January 1, 2024
North Korea to launch three more spy satellites in 2024, Kim Jong Un says

North Korea to launch three more spy satellites in 2024, Kim Jong Un says

DPRK leader appears to reject idea of unification with South at year-end party plenum, while boasting of economic growth

North Korea to launch three more spy satellites in 2024, Kim Jong Un says
North Korea tells UN committee it’s promoting rights of people with disabilities

North Korea tells UN committee it’s promoting rights of people with disabilities

DPRK engagement with UN and passage of new law points to continued progress on disability issues, expert says

North Korea tells UN committee it’s promoting rights of people with disabilities
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy December 28, 2023
Kim Jong Un kicks off major meeting to round out ‘year of great transformation’

Kim Jong Un kicks off major meeting to round out ‘year of great transformation’

North Korean leader projects optimism at start of multi-day plenum expected to set nuclear and economic agenda

Kim Jong Un kicks off major meeting to round out ‘year of great transformation’
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy December 27, 2023
Activity at North Korea’s light water reactor raises ‘serious concerns,’ US says

Activity at North Korea’s light water reactor raises ‘serious concerns,’ US says

IAEA chief cites water discharge as evidence of operation, as experts assess reactor could produce plutonium for nukes

Activity at North Korea’s light water reactor raises ‘serious concerns,’ US says
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy December 25, 2023
An invisible arsenal: Tackling the clandestine threat of North Korean bioweapons
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An invisible arsenal: Tackling the clandestine threat of North Korean bioweapons

Experts say DPRK could use anthrax, ricin and other bio-agents in conflict, raising need for Seoul to prepare

An invisible arsenal: Tackling the clandestine threat of North Korean bioweapons
Joon Ha Park
Joon Ha Park | Shreyas Reddy December 22, 2023
UN Security Council calls for dialogue after North Korean ICBM launch

UN Security Council calls for dialogue after North Korean ICBM launch

US and its allies repeat demand that Russia and China act, while DPRK’s partners again blame Washington for tensions

UN Security Council calls for dialogue after North Korean ICBM launch
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy December 20, 2023
US, ROK and Japan start real-time data sharing on North Korean missile launches

US, ROK and Japan start real-time data sharing on North Korean missile launches

Seoul says system will improve detection and evaluation of DPRK missiles, with three countries to share info 24/7

US, ROK and Japan start real-time data sharing on North Korean missile launches
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim | Shreyas Reddy December 19, 2023
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