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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 ballistic missiles, South Korea says

Launch represents Pyongyang's fourth test of 2020

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollMarch 28, 2020
News

Shadowy hacking group targets North Koreans, DPRK-focused professionals: Google

South Korea possibly linked to attacks via "DarkHotel" group

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollMarch 26, 2020
Analysis

COVID-19 in North Korea: an overview of the current situation

Pyongyang officially claims no infections within its territory, and has taken strict steps to stave off an outbreak

Chad O'CarrollChad O'Carroll | James FretwellMarch 26, 2020
Border Controls

Amid coronavirus fears, Sino-DPRK cross-border activity remains at a standstill

Source testimony reinforces conclusions from recent satellite imagery analysis of the area

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollMarch 19, 2020
News

Kim Jong Un spotted using armored Lexus luxury sedan

Vehicle features custom B6-level heavy-armor protection, expert says

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollMarch 18, 2020
Features

Troy Collings, Managing Director of North Korea travel company YPT, dies at 33

Co-founder of Young Pioneer Tours died last week after suffering heart attack

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollMarch 5, 2020
News

Sputnik Bank “ready to offer its services” to renew North Korea banking channel

Efforts necessary to find a non-sanctioned partner financial institution in the DPRK

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollMarch 5, 2020
Border Controls

North Korea confirms Vladivostok flight, “ends” foreigner quarantine measures

Russian aviation authorities still need to approve the flight, NK News understands

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollMarch 1, 2020
Opinion

Michael Hay, who managed the longest-running law firm in Pyongyang, dies at 58

Lawyer was known for winning disputes in DPRK, despite its opaque legal system

Chad O'CarrollChad O'CarrollMarch 1, 2020
Expert Surveys

One year since the Hanoi summit, where next for North Korea-U.S. relations?

Experts weigh in on why the second DPRK-U.S. summit failed, and where relations go from here

Chad O'CarrollChad O'Carroll | Oliver HothamFebruary 28, 2020
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