April 29, 2024

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jeongmin Kim

Jeongmin Kim

Jeongmin Kim is the Lead Correspondent at NK News and Editorial Director at KOREA PRO, based in Seoul. Kim 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.

News

South Korea repatriated nearly 200 North Koreans but only ‘expelled’ two: Seoul

2019 handover of DPRK fishermen is only repatriation of those who sought to defect, unification ministry data shows

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimJuly 15, 2022
News

Seoul calls repatriation of North Korean fishermen ‘crime against humanity’

Presidential office vows to investigate after photos show one man resisting handover, as 2019 case erupts into scandal

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimJuly 13, 2022
News

New photos show North Korean fisherman resisted during 2019 repatriation

Expert says images ‘absolutely shocking’ and raise constitutional concerns about decision to send two men back to DPRK

News

North Korean ‘provocations’ only lead to its isolation: Seoul’s foreign minister

Park Jin says South Korea should compel Pyongyang to denuclearize through both sanctions and dialogue

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimJuly 11, 2022
News

Seoul condemns North Korea for using ROK company’s assets without permission

Unification ministry says DPRK appeared to operate South Korean bus in Kaesong, after removing assets earlier this year

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimJuly 11, 2022
COVID-19

Defector rejects North Korea’s claim balloons spread COVID, launches more

Park Sang-hak’s latest launch of medical aid toward DPRK includes poster blaming Kim Jong Un for virus outbreak

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimJuly 7, 2022
News

South Korea to forge new ‘strategic command’ to counter North Korean threats

Defense ministry says command will oversee ‘precision strike’ system for responding to DPRK attacks

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimJuly 7, 2022
News

Child found dead in river near inter-Korean border, identity unknown: ROK police

Investigators say they are ‘open to many possibilities’ amid speculation body floated from North Korea

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimJuly 6, 2022
News

South Korea’s new military chief calls for ‘ruthless’ response to ‘provocations’

Commander during past clashes with North Korea, Gen. Kim Seung-kyum warns of grave threats from DPRK weapons development

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimJuly 6, 2022
News

ROK military chief says North Korean nuclear test unlikely during monsoon season

DPRK state media has reported flooding in parts of the country, with typhoon forecast to bring more rain this week

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimJuly 5, 2022
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