May 04, 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

Yoon Suk-yeol, defense chief clash over characterizations of DPRK artillery test

Two sides disagree about whether North Korea’s latest weapons test on Sunday violated inter-Korean military agreement

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimMarch 22, 2022
News

South Korea raises cyber alert levels citing North Korean threats

Defense ministry points to concerns about Russia and DPRK, while spy agency notes risks due to presidential transition

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimMarch 21, 2022
News

Yoon Suk-yeol kicks off transition team without dedicated inter-Korean section

South Korean president-elect excludes ‘unification’ from subcommittee name while appointing three North Korea hawks

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimMarch 18, 2022
Border Controls

South Koreans dispatched items to North Korea just four times in 2021: Seoul

Unification ministry reports few inter-Korean goods transfers during second year of COVID-19 pandemic

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimMarch 17, 2022
News

North Korean state media reports briefly on Yoon Suk-yeol’s election victory

Report in the Rodong Sinmun similar to how DPRK state media covered past conservative victories in South Korea

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimMarch 11, 2022
News

North Korea hawk Yoon Suk-yeol wins South Korean presidency

Yoon swept to power on platform challenging Moon Jae-in and pledging harder line toward Pyongyang

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimMarch 10, 2022
News

South Korean presidential election too close to call as voting ends

Exit polls show less than 1 percentage point gap between North Korea hawk Yoon Suk-yeol and more dovish Lee Jae-myung

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimMarch 9, 2022
Analysis

Election primer: What Yoon Suk-yeol and Lee Jae-myung think about North Korea

Winner of Wednesday’s presidential election poised to shape inter-Korean policy for years to come

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimMarch 8, 2022
News

North Korean satellites will bolster self-defense in ‘war’ with US: Choson Sinbo

Pro-DPRK outlet in Japan says Kim Jong Un may launch satellite at his discretion as it justifies future tests

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimMarch 7, 2022
News

DPRK unlikely to denuclearize after war in Ukraine: Ex-ROK ambassador to Kyiv

Former South Korean diplomat says Seoul should cooperate with Pyongyang while pursuing ‘nuke-to-nuke’ deterrence

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimMarch 4, 2022
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