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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

North Korea exports beer made with rice to China after declaring food crisis

Pyongyang sold $40,000 in beer to Beijing in July in first booze exports of 2021, according to Chinese trade data

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoAugust 25, 2021
News

North Korean rocket launch site, villages flooded as state media silent

Soldiers mobilized to build homes by hand in some areas affected by August floods, but others yet to see relief

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoAugust 20, 2021
Analysis

North Korea and China carry out cross-border construction at oil pipeline

Repairs to the Dandong-Sinuiju pipeline may be underway, or a new pipeline may be taking shape

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoAugust 19, 2021
Analysis

Kim Jong Un takes 6th extended break from public this year amid national crises

Absence also coincides with the start of US-ROK exercises, which Kim has often answered with missile tests

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoAugust 16, 2021
News

Amid food crisis, North Korea promotes elite homes with too much to eat

Children should never skip breakfast and stop using computers and phones late into the night, state TV says

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoAugust 12, 2021
News

North Korean TV airs first Tokyo Olympics coverage days after closing ceremony

UK vs. Chile women's football match airs in low quality, without commentary and three weeks late

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoAugust 10, 2021
News

Kim Yo Jong promises nuke buildup, demands US military leave South Korea

North Korean leader's sister issues warning in response to U.S.-South Korea joint military drills planned for this month

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoAugust 9, 2021
Analysis

North Korea ignores some areas, favors others in latest flood recovery efforts

No signs of aid in northeast province as satellite imagery shows homes, roads and bridges destroyed

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoAugust 9, 2021
News

Over 1,000 homes destroyed from flooding this week, North Korean media says

State TV airs images of inundated fields and broken bridges as Pyongyang warns of more extreme weather over the weekend

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoAugust 5, 2021
News

Crises mount in North Korea as major flooding follows drought, food shortages

Satellite imagery reveals flooded homes and broken bridges from severe August rains

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoAugust 4, 2021
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