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David Choi

David Choi

David Choi is the Deputy Managing Editor at NK News. He previously worked for Stars and Stripes as the outlet's Korea correspondent and for Business Insider.

News

South Korea, Ukraine agree to respect North Korean prisoners’ wishes on release

The pair of North Korean POWs captured in Kursk previously expressed their desire to defect

David ChoiDavid ChoiJuly 9, 2026
News

India replaces North Korea envoy just over a year after filling vacancy

Sanjeev Jain will replace Aliawati Longkumer, who was appointed after nearly four-year vacancy at the Pyongyang mission

David ChoiDavid ChoiJuly 7, 2026
News

North Korean soldier taken into custody from inter-Korean border

The lone soldier reportedly expressed an intent to defect to South Korea, according to local media

David ChoiDavid Choi | Shreyas ReddyJune 24, 2026
News

Singapore’s top diplomat briefs Seoul officials on his North Korea visit

Balakrishnan agrees to work to promote dialogue with DPRK, though he reportedly downplayed city-state’s influence

David ChoiDavid ChoiMay 29, 2026
Analysis

North Korea’s chance to win $1 million soccer prize may come with caveats

Prize winnings in sports are 'more complicated' to identify and occupy a 'gray area' in sanctions, experts said

David ChoiDavid Choi | Jooheon KimMay 22, 2026
News

Kim Jong Un compliments South Korea’s president for expressing regret

The late-night statement comes hours after President Lee expressed regret over the drone incursions into the North

David ChoiDavid ChoiApril 6, 2026
News

UN council adopts resolution decrying North Korea’s ‘gross’ human rights abuses

South Korea joins 49 other countries in supporting latest measure to hold DPRK accountable for violations

David ChoiDavid ChoiMarch 31, 2026
North Korea News Podcast

Epstein files, North Korean POWs and the looming Party Congress

NK News reporters discuss North Korea mentions in Epstein’s emails and plans to hold the congress in late February

Investigations

Epstein was ‘very’ interested in North Korea business prospects, emails show

New files show convicted sex offender exchanged news about the DPRK and discussed the regime

David ChoiDavid ChoiFebruary 3, 2026
Features

YouTubers, K-pop defectors and Trump: The top North Korea stories of 2025

From a radioactive Russian delivery to influencers in Pyongyang, NK News revisits our best reporting from this year

David ChoiDavid ChoiDecember 26, 2025