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.
Convicted of espionage and effectively abandoned by Seoul, it's unclear whether any will ever return home
Data showed an unprecedentedly low number of Kim Jong Un appearances over the past three months
Despite recent inter-Korean tensions, Voice of Martyrs conducts discrete balloon launch adjacent to inter-Korean border
Choe Chun-gil and Kim Kuk-gi were charged with espionage, sentenced to hard labor on June 23, 2015
Hardliners in Pyongyang may be working to limit the number of resident foreigners, sources say
Tan Wee Beng could face up to ten years in prison
On North Korean side of border, life also appears to continue as normal – with few signs of military presence
Chinese fishing vessels exploit contested Northern Limit Line for poaching opportunities
Bright and colorful DPRK food and drinks wrappers are easy to find on South Korean island
Quality of leaflet and print colors suggest it was sent recently, observer says
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