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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 Bluesky / Twitter.

News

Kim Jong Un returns from long absence to visit ‘utopian’ town project

Inspection of mountain town is North Korean leader’s first appearance in 35 days and first outside Pyongyang this year

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoNovember 16, 2021
News

North Koreans gather in capital for big ideology conference this week

Kim Jong Un, missing for over a month, may attend or send instructions to 'Three Revolutions' event

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoNovember 15, 2021
Analysis

Why North Korea won’t hold its ‘mass games’ spectacle this year

Massive propaganda show's first year off since 2017 may be due to political or economic trouble

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoNovember 13, 2021
News

Kim Jong Un not seen for a month, longest absence in 7 years

More activity at North Korean leader’s beach house and lakeside residence near Pyongyang observed during current break

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoNovember 11, 2021
News

North Korea promotes amateur golf scene amid severe economic downturn

Golfing is out of reach for many North Koreans, but money and connections can get one on the course, expert says

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoNovember 10, 2021
News

North Korean workers stuck in Qatar nearly 2 years after UN sanctions deadline

In new report, Doha also refers to sanctions breach from allowing DPRK footballer to play for domestic club

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoNovember 9, 2021
News

German warship arrives in Japan to join DPRK sanctions mission for first time

Berlin hopes to counter North Korean nuclear ‘threat’ with frigate dispatch, as China and Russia seek to ease sanctions

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoNovember 8, 2021
News

North Korea says skyscraper project almost done as past developments languish

Pyongyang apartments for 10,000 residents ‘in final stage,’ state media reports, as year-end deadline nears

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoNovember 3, 2021
News

North Korea preparing rail crossing at Russian border for possible trade restart

Satellite imagery shows major construction at freight storage area that may be converted to disinfection facility

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoNovember 2, 2021
News

North Korea strengthens financial control, tackles e-payments in new laws

Expert says Pyongyang seeks to raise revenue, as DPRK also passes laws on rail freight, pollution and farm animals

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoNovember 1, 2021
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