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Jeongmin Kim

Jeongmin Kim

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.

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DMZ demarcation line is not the border despite North Korean claims: UNC official

In interview, Lt. Gen. Derek Macaulay says loss of border markers and severed hotlines increase risk of miscalculation

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimDecember 18, 2025
News

Lee says he wishes he could apologize to North Korea for Yoon’s drone incursion

But South Korean president says it’s politically difficult to issue apology at press event one year after martial law

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimDecember 3, 2025
News

Seoul says it can release North Korean POWs when asked about ROK detainees

Top security official proposes repatriation after Lee Jae Myung says he’s unaware of South Koreans imprisoned in DPRK

Chad O'CarrollChad O'Carroll | Jeongmin KimDecember 3, 2025
News

Seoul requests talks with North Korean military to clarify DMZ border lines

ROK defense ministry issues first formal meeting request in years, citing ‘tensions’ along Military Demarcation Line

Jeongmin KimJeongmin Kim | Joon Ha ParkNovember 17, 2025
News

South Korea to spend $33B to support US forces deterring North Korea

Allies say ROK will also purchase $25B worth of American weapons, but offer no details on where nuke sub will be built

Jeongmin KimJeongmin Kim | Joon Ha ParkNovember 14, 2025
News

North Korean defense minister calls US ‘brazen,’ vows ‘offensive’ response

Statement references US aircraft carrier, Hegseth DMZ visit yet includes no mention of Friday missile launch

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimNovember 8, 2025
News

North Korea is preparing for potential summit with US, Seoul’s spy agency says

NIS tells lawmakers a Kim-Trump meeting is highly likely after March, DPRK getting ready to send more troops to Russia

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimNovember 5, 2025
North Korea News Podcast

How North Korea impacted the APEC summit from afar

The NK News team unpacks Trump’s visit to Korea, Lee Jae-myung’s diplomacy and how Pyongyang responded

Analysis

Trump gives blessing to ROK nuclear subs, and expands a front with North Korea

South Korean nuclear-powered vessels could strengthen deterrence but face major hurdles as Pyongyang builds its own

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimOctober 30, 2025
News

Majority of South Koreans say unification ‘unnecessary’ for first time: Survey

KINU finds record support for peaceful coexistence with North Korea, while more oppose than support humanitarian aid

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimOctober 21, 2025
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