May 18, 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.

Analysis

The ‘80-day battle’ until 2021: What’s next for North Korea this year

Kim Jong Un's focus may seem like it's on the economy, but it's really on his new ICBM and the White House, experts say

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimOctober 14, 2020
News

Kim Jong Un inspects mining area badly hit by recent typhoon

The North Korean leader reviews progress at apartment construction site

Chad O'CarrollChad O'Carroll | Jeongmin KimOctober 13, 2020
News

Apologies, tears and a ‘war deterrent’: Top quotes from Kim Jong Un’s speech

The North Korean leader’s Oct. 10 speech focused on the country’s resilience in the face of many “hardships”

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimOctober 12, 2020
News

South Korea calls for revived talks after Kim Jong Un’s emotional holiday speech

On Oct. 10, Kim expressed hope that the two Koreas would “take each other’s hand again” in the near future

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimOctober 12, 2020
News

North Korean media blasted Seoul at least 600 times this year, lawmaker says

Conservative lawmaker claims that DPRK state media articles criticizing the South increased six-fold in 2019

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimOctober 8, 2020
News

South Korea approved $1.24 million in private aid to North Korea in 2020

An annual parliamentary audit also revealed that North and South Koreans came into contact at least 161 times this year

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimOctober 8, 2020
News

Missing North Korean diplomat defected to Seoul last year, lawmakers confirm

Jo Song Gil, the former DPRK chargé d’affaires in Italy who went missing in 2018, now lives in South Korea

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimOctober 7, 2020
News

Son of border shooting victim says South Korea ‘failed’ to protect his father

The family of a South Korean government worker who was killed by DPRK soldiers calls for evidence of a defection

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimOctober 6, 2020
Analysis

Expert roundup: Does North Korea want Biden or Trump to win the 2020 election?

Analysts weigh in on what North Korea is hoping for this November, plus what it will do if either candidate wins

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimOctober 5, 2020
Border Controls

North Korea tested 3,374 people for COVID-19 — all results negative, WHO says

Latest update from World Health Organization says that 31,163 have been released from quarantine as of Sept. 17

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimSeptember 30, 2020
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