April 28, 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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Tensions Continue To Mount Around Nuclear Test

New intelligence reveals increased activity at North Korea's nuclear testing area

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollJanuary 30, 2013
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North Korea Refuses To Pay $1M Embassy Refurbishment Debt

Says invoices are "false and non-payable"

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollJanuary 27, 2013
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North Korea’s Cell Phone Pricing Structure Revealed

North Korean Cell phone network KoryoLink reveals its pricing structure

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollJanuary 22, 2013
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Iran Build’s Pyongyang’s First Mosque

New pictures show Iran has built a shia mosque in Pyongyang

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollJanuary 21, 2013
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First Western Tourists Inside Kim Mausoleum Describe “Surreal” Experience

Kim Jong Il's Macbook, Luxury Yacht and Train In Which He Died Also on Display.

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollJanuary 19, 2013
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EXCLUSIVE: Foreigners Now Permitted To Carry Mobile Phones In North Korea

Change in national policy comes just days after Google chairman's visit

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollJanuary 19, 2013
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North Korea’s Vintage Airliners Banned From China

It's Game Over for Korea's Decades Old Soviet Fleet

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollJanuary 17, 2013
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Meet The Man Who Lived And Worked In North Korea For Seven Years

Felix Abt Reckon North Korea's Open For Business

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollJanuary 16, 2013
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North Korea’s KCNA News Agency Revamps Its Website

As Google CEO Eric Schmidt announces his visit to North Korea, KCNA updates its website - albeit with major problems remaining

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollJanuary 4, 2013
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North Korea Confirms Arrest of “Kenneth” Bae

Bae, owner of "Nation Tours", suggested to have been conducting religious activities in the DPRK under guise of tourism

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollDecember 21, 2012