May 16, 2024

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Colin Zwirko

Colin Zwirko

Colin Zwirko is a Senior Analytic Correspondent for NK News based in Seoul. He joined the company in 2018 after receiving a master's degree in international security and foreign policy from South Korea's Yonsei University. Follow him on Twitter.

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Nukes, horses and special forces: See North Korea’s new military parade stamps

The country released 15 new stamps honoring the recent military parade with artistic renderings of missiles and weapons

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoDecember 21, 2020
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Nine years after taking power, Kim Jong Un visits his father’s grave

North Korean leader makes only his second appearance in the last month in traditional visit to the Kumsusan Palace

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoDecember 16, 2020
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Kim Yo Jong breaks months of silence and threatens South Korean foreign minister

The North Korean leader's sister is responding to Kang Kyung-wha's doubts that the DPRK is COVID-19 free

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoDecember 8, 2020
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North Korea wants to build a huge college campus along Pyongyang’s famous river

Blueprints shown on state TV reveal a university campus slated for prime real estate along the Taedong River

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoDecember 8, 2020
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North Korea passes spate of new laws on foreign culture, tech and telecom

Top officials also agree to hold the next Supreme People’s Assembly session in late Jan. 2021

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoDecember 4, 2020
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North Koreans in the countryside may soon drink up a new domestic beer

A new North Korean beer called Tumangang sheds light on a Rason trade zone factory’s growth

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoDecember 4, 2020
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North Korea shows off latest space and satellite tech at national event

The event is yet another sign that North Korea is back to promoting its space program after unusual silence in 2018

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoDecember 1, 2020
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In a possible nod to Biden, North Korea stays silent on key ICBM anniversary

Sunday marked the three-year anniversary of the Hwasong-15 ICBM test launch in 2017

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoNovember 30, 2020
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Kim Jong Un condemns ‘unscientific’ economic policies at Politburo meeting

Preparations for the upcoming Eighth Party Congress were also reportedly discussed by North Korea's top officials Sunday

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoNovember 29, 2020
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As the world braces for a COVID-19 winter, North Korea gears up its ski resorts

Satellite imagery shows resorts and even a military ski base being covered with artificial snow

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoNovember 27, 2020
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