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Jooheon Kim

Jooheon Kim

Jooheon Kim is a Correspondent at NK News. He previously worked at Aju News Corporation where he covered South Korea's economy and tech sectors, K-pop and inter-Korean relations.

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Seoul praises legal change banning activist balloon launches toward North Korea

Unification ministry says amendment to aviation law no longer allows launches under 2 kg, amid crackdown on leafleting

Jooheon KimJooheon KimDecember 4, 2025
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Seoul boosts spending on inter-Korean cooperation, but guts human rights budget

Unification ministry focuses heavily on improving ties with North Korea, cutting spending on human rights by 97%

Jooheon KimJooheon KimDecember 3, 2025
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US, ROK officials agree to coordinate closely to restart talks with North Korea

Meeting in Washington comes as Trump prepares to visit China next year, after failing to meet Kim Jong Un in October

Jooheon KimJooheon KimDecember 3, 2025
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Pursuing nukes would transform Seoul into ‘second North Korea,’ officials warn

President Lee Jae-myung also raises possibility Yoon administration intentionally provoked DPRK with military balloons

Jooheon KimJooheon KimDecember 2, 2025
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North Korean hotel offers guests karaoke tunes on South Korean machine

Use of device at popular hotel for foreign visitors comes even as country cracks down on spread of ROK culture

Jooheon KimJooheon KimDecember 1, 2025
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USFK rebuts North Korea’s allegation that joint drills are ‘gravely threatening’

The command’s statement comes shortly after Pyongyang criticized Washington’s recent military activities in the region

Jooheon KimJooheon KimNovember 28, 2025
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Seoul to expand no-fly zone around Blue House amid North Korean drone threats

Decision to double radius once Lee Jae-myung returns comes after DPRK drone breached the zone in 2022

Jooheon KimJooheon KimNovember 27, 2025
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Unification minister says he’ll work with US to restart talks with North Korea

Chung Dong-young makes remarks in first meeting with US envoy Kevin Kim, after stressing Korean ‘self-determination’

Jooheon KimJooheon KimNovember 26, 2025
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Seoul cannot achieve peace with North Korea by waiting on US ‘approval’: Chung

Unification minister endorses independent action to resolve inter-Korean issues, citing example of Mt. Kumgang tours

Jooheon KimJooheon KimNovember 25, 2025
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Lee calls broadcasting info to North Korea ‘foolish’ since everything’s online

Remarks by South Korean president draw criticism from defectors, who stress that few in DPRK can access internet

Jooheon KimJooheon KimNovember 25, 2025
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