May 18, 2024

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Subin Kim

Subin Kim

Subin Kim is an NK News contributor based in Seoul, South Korea. He translated Lankov's The Real North Korea into Korean and is a reserve air defense artillery lieutenant in the Republic of Korea Air Force.

Analysis

Civic vs. Social: How politics holds back Seoul’s North Korean human rights law

Efforts to craft law drags on for a decade, with debate over which rights to prioritize

Subin KimSubin KimMarch 18, 2015
News

China, not U.S., seeks peace in North Korea: scholar

Korean unification would be bonanza not only for Koreans but for all Northeast Asia, academic says

Subin KimSubin KimMarch 18, 2015
News

Seoul under fire for remarks on ‘absorption’ of North Korea

Pyongyang, opposition, even Seoul's ruling party join in on government criticism following gaffe

Subin KimSubin KimMarch 16, 2015
News

North Korea rejects discussions with South over Kaesong wages

Companies worried about facilities possibly malfunctioning due to the current standoff

Subin KimSubin KimMarch 13, 2015
News

Economist proposes developmental dictatorship for North Korea

Developmental regimes of South Korea, China could be good examples for North, free market proponent says

Subin KimSubin KimMarch 12, 2015
News

Seoul secretly preparing for unification by absorption: high ranking official

NGO withdraws from Presidential Committee for Unification Preparation due to plan

Subin KimSubin KimMarch 11, 2015
Analysis

Inside North Korean television: The wooden box of wonder

Technology follows global trends but the repetitive, unimaginative programming remains the same

Subin KimSubin KimMarch 10, 2015
News

Former IAEA official skeptical of recent report about North Korea’s nuclear capability

North possessing nuclear arsenal of 100 nukes by 2020 impossible, former investigation leader says

Subin KimSubin KimMarch 10, 2015
News

Seoul asks Kaesong firms to reject North Korea’s demand for raises

Kaesong companies indicate support for government's position on Pyongyang's arbitrary decision

Subin KimSubin KimMarch 9, 2015
News

Korean unification costs would exceed $2.7 trillion: Researcher

Academic says unified Korea would likely divide into high-tech South, 'mega-farm' North

Subin KimSubin KimMarch 6, 2015
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