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.
South Korean president’s call for enhancing security posture follows DPRK’s revision of front-line military plans
New head of South Korea’s arms procurement agency says national security situation unstable despite defense budget spike
Analysts expect Pyongyang to chafe at fact Seoul can test indigenous rocket when it can't due to dual-use concerns
More than two dozen countries to join Rim of the Pacific drills through August, including South Korea and Japan
Expert says figure is relatively conservative, noting estimates can vary widely depending on method of calculation
Lee Jong-sup’s statement comes as US, South Korea and Japan meet in Singapore to discuss North Korean threats
South Korean president says administration did not initially publicize launches because they were ‘not missiles’
Joint Chiefs of Staff statement follows local media report that DPRK fired multiple rocket launcher on Sunday morning
Choe Son Hui’s new role indicates DPRK could choose to engage Washington or Seoul but not both, former US official says
At party meeting, North Korean leader taps Choe Son Hui as foreign minister, Ri Son Gwon to lead inter-Korean affairs
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