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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 politics.

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US NGO ready to resume tuberculosis aid to North Korea regardless of tensions

Eugene Bell Foundation says US-DPRK relations do not have to be an obstacle, years after suspending work due to pandemic

Jooheon KimJooheon KimJune 19, 2025
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North Korea’s pursuit of UNESCO status for taekwondo revives rivalry with South

Task force accuses Seoul of inaction on own bid amid fears ROK will lose cultural claim to its national sport

Jooheon KimJooheon KimJune 19, 2025
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Lee Jae-myung spotlights North Korean issues in G7 talks with Ishiba, Carney

South Korean president agrees to strengthen trilateral cooperation with Tokyo in first meeting with Japanese counterpart

Jooheon KimJooheon KimJune 18, 2025
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Lee Jae-myung talks North Korea at G7 as meeting with Trump falls through

South Korean president discusses peninsula denuclearization with Australian counterpart and plans to meet Japan’s Ishiba

Jooheon KimJooheon KimJune 17, 2025
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Man arrested after 2nd attempt to enter North Korea to ‘prepare for unification’

South Korean in his 20s told authorities he crossed into military zone near DMZ to ‘contribute’ to inter-Korean peace

Jooheon KimJooheon KimJune 16, 2025
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South Koreans see US-China rivalry as bigger threat than North Korea: Poll

Survey also finds wariness of US Forces Korea involvement in Taiwan conflict and skepticism about US nuclear umbrella

Jooheon KimJooheon KimJune 13, 2025
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North Korea turns off border loudspeakers, day after South halted own broadcasts

Local and military authorities report that DPRK has stopped broadcasting noise along border in apparent reciprocal move

Jooheon KimJooheon KimJune 12, 2025
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Lee Jae-myung seeks China’s support for denuclearization in first call with Xi

Xi pledges support for peninsula peace after Lee indirectly touched on North Korea issues in calls with Trump and Ishiba

Jooheon KimJooheon KimJune 11, 2025
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UK deploys warship to curb North Korean sanctions evasion near Japan

Sanctions monitoring mission supports multilateral efforts to crack down on maritime smuggling by the DPRK

Jooheon KimJooheon KimJune 10, 2025
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North Korean defector sentenced after attempt to return to DPRK in stolen bus

The man was handed a three year suspended sentence after court found no political motive behind his actions

Jooheon KimJooheon KimJune 9, 2025
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