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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.

News

US-ROK summer drills won’t train for North Korean nuclear attack, allies say

Ulchi Freedom Shield will run from Aug. 19-29 but won’t feature nuclear use scenarios as Seoul previously suggested

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimAugust 12, 2024
News

North Korea launches another round of trash balloons toward South Korea

Latest launch comes after a North Korean individual defected across the Han River estuary west of Seoul

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimAugust 10, 2024
News

Seoul developing small modular reactor, possible stepping stone to nuke sub

While ROK says tech is for civilian vessels, expert says it could later be modified for submarine to counter North Korea

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimAugust 9, 2024
News

North Korean crossed into South with help of ROK military, Seoul says

Authorities are investigating individual’s intention to defect, while reports say they crossed western maritime border

Jeongmin KimJeongmin Kim | Joon Ha ParkAugust 8, 2024
News

Seoul says Samsung phone giveaway at Olympics may violate North Korea sanctions

But IOC denies report that DPRK athletes also received $1200 smartphones given to athletes from all other countries

Jeongmin KimJeongmin Kim | Shreyas ReddyAugust 8, 2024
News

Indictment of North Korea expert Sue Mi Terry will not harm US-ROK alliance: NIS

South Korean spy agency also tells lawmakers that Kim Jong Un is morbidly obese and may seek new foreign medications

Jeongmin KimJeongmin KimJuly 30, 2024
News

Seoul investigating leak of secret military agents’ identities to North Korea

South Korea reportedly recalled some personnel due to breach, amid growing scrutiny of ROK intel operations

Jeongmin KimJeongmin Kim | Joon Ha ParkJuly 29, 2024
North Korea News Podcast

Roundtable: What to make of North Korea expert Sue Mi Terry’s indictment

The NK News team discusses the US charges against the former CIA analyst and implications for the think tank community

News

North Korean trash balloon caught fire after landing on rooftop, Seoul says

South Korean military suggests timer attached to balloon caused fire amid concerns about dangers of DPRK launches

Jeongmin KimJeongmin Kim | Joon Ha ParkJuly 25, 2024
Features

BTS rocks, Kim sucks: How Seoul’s loudspeakers seek to sway North Korean minds

Border broadcasts feature news, weather, music and more, but sharp criticism of Kim Jong Un risks inciting DPRK response

Chad O'CarrollChad O'Carroll | Jeongmin KimJuly 24, 2024
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