April 25, 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.

News

North Korea launches two short-range missiles into East Sea: South Korea

DPRK tests missile unusually late at night compared to other launches in past several years

Chad O'CarrollChad O'Carroll | Jeongmin KimOctober 9, 2022
News

US calls for Security Council meeting after North Korean missile overflies Japan

UN body unable to sanction DPRK after previous tests this year, may have ‘no effect’ after latest launch, expert says

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollOctober 5, 2022
Analysis

How North Korea’s missile test over Japan could justify a seventh nuclear test

Kim Jong Un may be gauging reactions from Beijing and Moscow before moving forward with first nuke test since 2017

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollOctober 4, 2022
News

‘They taught me how to love’: North Korea’s latest selfie propaganda

Vlog-style video features woman praising the army as Pyongyang continues its new-look media campaign

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollSeptember 30, 2022
News

North Korea-linked voice phishing campaign nets over $600M: UN report

IT workers connected to DPRK’s missile development agency peddle phishing apps and other tools abroad, member state says

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollSeptember 29, 2022
News

Vietnam lets North Koreans in country work on ‘humanitarian’ grounds: Report

Hanoi tells UN sanctions monitors that laborers lack support from Pyongyang after border closure strands them abroad

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollSeptember 28, 2022
Analysis

Foreign liquors, cosmetics among sanctioned goods on sale in Pyongyang: Photos

Luxury brands and Chinese industrial goods on offer despite North Korea’s border restrictions, exclusive photos show

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollSeptember 27, 2022
News

North Korean firm planned $3.5M sale of military equipment to Nigeria: UN report

Deal would be major sanctions breach, but expert says it’s ‘far from clear’ whether negotiations ever occurred

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollSeptember 19, 2022
News

Mitsubishi denies sending armored Pajeros to North Korea: UN Report

Automaker tells Panel of Experts it doesn’t mod vehicles for ‘military purposes’ after armored SUVs seen in Pyongyang

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollSeptember 16, 2022
News

Christian Taaks, leader at German nonprofit working in North Korea, dies at 61

Well-known among DPRK watchers, he visited North Korea multiple times and was a frequent commentator on the country

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollSeptember 16, 2022
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