Jeongmin Kim is Executive Director at Korea Risk Group, based in Seoul. She covers inter-Korean relations and North and South Korean foreign and military affairs. Kim has covered the 2022 ROK presidential election on the ground, and prior to joining NK News, she worked for the CSIS Korea Chair in Washington D.C. and Reuters news agency’s Seoul bureau.
ROK court records fill out profile of apparent defector Travis King, though his motivations and future remain unclear
Visit comes as allies hold inaugural meeting of Nuclear Consultative Group on deterring North Korean use of WMDs
North Korean leader’s sister says DPRK has launched ‘military offensive’ against US, days after ICBM launch
North Korea’s rhetorical shift aims to justify weapons development rather than recognize ROK as independent state
Launch is first since mid-June and follows DPRK criticism of alleged ‘intrusions’ by US spy planes off its east coast
Expert says inaugural meeting will be largely symbolic, as allies seek to deter North Korea and reassure ROK public
State media opts not to publish photos of regular mausoleum visit or mention attendance of daughter and other family
Decision to procure jammers for military and government buildings follows failed interception of DPRK drones last year
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