April 29, 2024

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Subin Kim

Subin Kim is an NK News contributor based in Seoul, South Korea. He translated Lankov's The Real North Korea into Korean and is a reserve air defense artillery lieutenant in the Republic of Korea Air Force.

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North Korea begins censoring domestic cellphones: RFA

North Korea begins censoring domestic cellphones: RFA

Newly established censoring bureau is dedicated to domestic cellphones only

North Korea begins censoring domestic cellphones: RFA
Subin Kim
Subin Kim February 17, 2015
Shin says activism will continue despite controversy

Shin says activism will continue despite controversy

Book about defector's story will remain mostly unchanged, receive new foreword

Shin says activism will continue despite controversy
Subin Kim
Subin Kim February 16, 2015
Korean-American doctors to visit Pyongyang in May

Korean-American doctors to visit Pyongyang in May

Whether the doctors can enter the country despite the Ebola measures is unclear

Korean-American doctors to visit Pyongyang in May
Subin Kim
Subin Kim February 16, 2015
S. Korean unification minister intends leans on cultural exchange with North

S. Korean unification minister intends leans on cultural exchange with North

The Park administration won't be a 'soft touch' over the North, minister says

S. Korean unification minister intends leans on cultural exchange with North
Subin Kim
Subin Kim February 14, 2015
Ebola quarantine in North to be lifted soon: RFA source

Ebola quarantine in North to be lifted soon: RFA source

Pyongyang's sensitivity may be due to belief in American use of biological weapons: source

Ebola quarantine in North to be lifted soon: RFA source
Subin Kim
Subin Kim February 13, 2015
Unification-pop: When South Korean singers looked North for inspiration

Unification-pop: When South Korean singers looked North for inspiration

K-pop wasn't always about leggy girls, broken hearts or the streets of Gangnam

Unification-pop: When South Korean singers looked North for inspiration
Subin Kim
Subin Kim February 13, 2015
Human rights group to petition UN over North Koreans’ overseas labor

Human rights group to petition UN over North Koreans’ overseas labor

Activist argues North Korean overseas labor comparable to contemporary slavery

Human rights group to petition UN over North Koreans’ overseas labor
Subin Kim
Subin Kim February 13, 2015
North Korea rejects South’s offer for aid

North Korea rejects South’s offer for aid

Pyongyang may be attempting to project economic strength by turning aid away, expert says

North Korea rejects South’s offer for aid
Subin Kim
Subin Kim February 12, 2015
Convenient foreigner-only internet access available in North Korea – social worker

Convenient foreigner-only internet access available in North Korea – social worker

You have to pay for cell subscription even after leaving North Korea, recent visitor says

Convenient foreigner-only internet access available in North Korea – social worker
Subin Kim
Subin Kim February 11, 2015
ROK human rights commission to oppose gov’t inhibition on sending leaflets

ROK human rights commission to oppose gov’t inhibition on sending leaflets

Debate between freedom of expression, safety of citizens at heart of dispute

ROK human rights commission to oppose gov’t inhibition on sending leaflets
Subin Kim
Subin Kim February 10, 2015
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