April 24, 2024

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Chad O'Carroll

Chad O'Carroll

Chad O'Carroll is the founder of NK News/NK Pro and related holding company Korea Risk Group. In addition to being the group's CEO, O'Carroll is a frequent writer and commentator about the Koreas, having written about the two nations since 2010. He has visited the DPRK multiple times, worked and lived in Washington, D.C. with a focus on peninsula issues, and lived in the ROK since 2016.

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Will Russia’s Trans-Korean railroad plan ever come to fruition?

Russian observers say lack of S. Korean enthusiasm, peace treaty remain obstacles to realization

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollJanuary 27, 2016
Expert Surveys

Will Russia ever accept North Korea as a nuclear power?

Russian DPRK watchers say tacit acceptance of Pyongyang's nuclear program likely to grow

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollJanuary 26, 2016
News

Bosworth an “outstanding diplomat” – N. Korean Ambassador to UN

Bosworth "an outstanding diplomat and a man of great personality and vision"

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollJanuary 5, 2016
News

Inter-Korean pointman Kim Yang Gon dies in car accident: KCNA

KCNA report that Kim died on December 29

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollDecember 29, 2015
News

Chinese judges not behind ‘eviction’ of N. Korea rights activist

Casey Lartigue, Jr. column claiming Chinese lawyers muzzled him incorrect, school says

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollDecember 9, 2015
News

BBC says shortwave radio to North Korea will commence

UK government confirms injection of hundreds of millions to BBC World Service

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollNovember 24, 2015
News

Chinese budget airline awaiting approval on new North Korea service

If approved, entry of budget airline to North Korea market will increase seat capacity by 720 seats

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollNovember 23, 2015
News

N. Korea declares no-sail zone on its east coast: Yonhap

Analysts suspect SLBM launch or "new type of ballistic missile"

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollNovember 15, 2015
Evergreen

Engage Korea: A conference aiming to support peace-building on the peninsula

Conference organizers explain rationale for approach to Korean engagement

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollNovember 2, 2015
News

Kim Jong Un yet to consolidate power: expert

Next two to five years are crucial for Kim Jong Un, N.Korea leadership expert suggests

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollNovember 1, 2015