May 20, 2024

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jacob Fromer

Jacob Fromer

Jacob Fromer is NK News's Washington DC correspondent. He previously worked in the U.S. Senate.

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North Korea seeks scrap tires, $500,000 in foreign investment for rubber plant

Request for outside funding comes despite UN ban on joint ventures with DPRK companies

Jacob FromerJacob FromerJanuary 8, 2020
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U.S. remains “hopeful” about North Korean denuclearization, Pompeo insists

Secretary of State says Washington still open to talks with Pyongyang

Jacob FromerJacob FromerJanuary 7, 2020
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Inter-Korean relations “frozen” because of U.S. sanctions, top Moon advisor says

Moon Chung-in, top advisor to ROK President, warns that Seoul is facing a "dilemma" over lack of U.S. progress with DPRK

Jacob FromerJacob FromerJanuary 6, 2020
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As U.S.-Iran conflict grows, North Korea’s denuclearization odds may shrink

DPRK will likely see U.S. attack on top Iranian general as sign that nuclear weapons are necessary, experts tell NK News

Jacob FromerJacob FromerJanuary 3, 2020
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U.S. “ready to fight tonight,” but diplomacy still the best path forward: Esper

Defense Secretary’s comments follow Kim Jong Un’s assertion that DPRK has no plans to abandon nuclear weapons

Jacob FromerJacob FromerJanuary 2, 2020
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Biegun, Lee Do-hoon talk after North Korea’s party plenum ends: State Dept.

U.S. and South Korean envoys to DPRK discussed Kim Jong Un's party plenum remarks, according to Yonhap

Jacob FromerJacob FromerJanuary 1, 2020
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Sanctions relief for North Korea still “premature”: State Department

On last day of 2019, U.S. position on North Korea sanctions appears unchanged

Jacob FromerJacob FromerDecember 31, 2019
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U.S. “hopeful” about North Korea peace, but still watching them closely: Pompeo

Secretary of State's comments come with less than 48 hours left before Kim Jong Un's year-end deadline for talks

Jacob FromerJacob FromerDecember 30, 2019
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Prosperity or pariah? It’s Kim Jong Un’s choice, National Security Advisor says

Robert O'Brien says U.S. will "demonstrate disappointment" if North Korea tests nuclear weapon or long-range missile

Jacob FromerJacob FromerDecember 29, 2019
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Chinese grain exports to North Korea drop again in November: data

An estimated 40 percent of the DPRK population remains in "urgent need" of food assistance, according to the UN

Jacob FromerJacob FromerDecember 27, 2019
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