May 03, 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.

News

North Korea promises ‘transparency’ on plans to develop sensitive space program

DPRK official tells UN committee that Pyongyang ‘will make steady efforts for outer space development’

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoOctober 19, 2020
News

Pyongyang General Hospital project misses Kim Jong Un’s ambitious deadline

The North Korean leader previously alluded to construction delays due to the recent spate of natural disasters

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoOctober 16, 2020
News

Kim Jong Un inspects more reconstruction sites as elites labor over typhoons

North Korean leader also urged winter supplies for party elite living in temporary tent cities

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoOctober 14, 2020
News

‘Destroy the US’ slogans removed for North Korea’s latest military parade

Kim Jong Un may have made positive gestures towards U.S. by removing slogans and avoiding direct mention of Washington

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoOctober 12, 2020
COVID-19

North Korea sends mixed signals on COVID-19 at post-military parade events

Kim Jong Un said to a maskless crowd that the country was virus-free, but masks returned at other events Saturday

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoOctober 11, 2020
News

North Korea reveals new giant ICBMs at historic military parade set before dawn

Four of a new 11-axle ICBM and four of the known Hwasong-15 ICBM rolled through the streets of Pyongyang on Saturday

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoOctober 10, 2020
News

Kim Jong Un sheds tears and speaks of North Korea’s hardships at holiday speech

Speaking at the ruling party's 75th anniversary events, Kim also expressed hopes to "hold hands" with South Korea again

Colin ZwirkoColin Zwirko | Kelly KasulisOctober 10, 2020
News

North Korea’s mass games will celebrate ‘great leadership’ starting on Monday

A major DPRK propaganda event titled "Great Leadership" will run from Oct. 12 through Oct. 31, state media says

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoOctober 10, 2020
Analysis

Military parades and mass games: What to expect on North Korea’s Oct. 10 holiday

COVID-19 concerns and other curiosities loom as Pyongyang prepares to host the country's largest celebrations in years

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoOctober 9, 2020
News

North Korea forbids foreign diplomats from attending Oct. 10 military parade

DPRK foreign ministry told diplomats in Pyongyang that they can’t approach or take pictures of 75th anniversary events

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoOctober 9, 2020
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