Bryan Betts

Managing Editor @nknewsorg | Formerly @YonhapNews, @alamogordonews, @thestate | Bylines @KoreaExpose, @Diplomat_APAC | Member @aajaseoul

[NK NEWS @nknewsorg]

President Yoon Suk-yeol impeached, throwing inter-Korean relations into question https://t.co/6FMioomSa7

[Jeongmin Kim @jeongminnkim]

Looking at how things are going right now, this might easily become a 'let's watch the results come out together over soju' event -- but we're doing a casual dinner & drinks chat to discuss US election's impact on ROK.

Thursday PM in Gugi-dong. Join us: https://t.co/oVeF1VykfA

[NK NEWS @nknewsorg]

VIDEO: South Korea fires shots south of border after North Korea blows up road links

https://t.co/sZrZ3Hq6UO

[Ifang Bremer @IfangBremer]

🚨Exclusive. Friends grew concerned when Craig suddenly stopped responding to messages earlier this year. The North Korea expert and ex-UN official regularly traveled to China for his work as environmental consultant, and some feared Beijing detained him.

https://t.co/vHYB0ajBov

[Jeongmin Kim @jeongminnkim]

71 years to the day since North Korea invaded the South, ROK’s high-profile politicians declared it should go nuclear — and kicked a hornets’ nest that appeared to die down.

“Today is the June 25 anniversary. Now we have to arm ourselves with nukes too.”
https://t.co/kgvfauKqj1

[Ifang Bremer @IfangBremer]

A thread on journalistic courtesy and giving proper credit related to this story that today headlined the BBC News website.

https://t.co/0ke7z9vKKF

[Josh Smith @joshjonsmith]

South Korea dropped from 47th to 62nd on press freedom in Reporters Without Borders latest report
https://t.co/OzDW5MiWif

[Ifang Bremer @IfangBremer]

🚨NEW: North Korean military seems to be clearing a swath of a mountain directly opposite South Korea on the east coast, a video I shot at the border this week reveals.

Could be construction for a 🇰🇵 observation post or other military installation.

[Ifang Bremer @IfangBremer]

🚨 A Christian group that received attention for its role in the documentary Beyond Utopia pushed North Korean escapees to sign contracts agreeing to be filmed and attend classes on Christianity in exchange for being rescued, @nknewsorg confirmed.

https://t.co/fqqRCIgN0a

[NK NEWS @nknewsorg]

ANALYSIS: In South Korean election, North Korea and its nukes barely move the needle https://t.co/tnaF9M8ijh

[NK NEWS @nknewsorg]

BREAKING: The North Korean military conducted a test of its “Haeil” underwater nuclear drone system in response to joint military drills by the U.S., Japan and South Korea, according to DPRK state media on Friday.

https://t.co/5g132PmpmE

[Shreyas Reddy @shreyas_k_reddy]

North Korean websites and social media accounts have started disappearing mysteriously, while radio channels targeting South Koreans have stopped broadcasting.
Here's our latest @nknewsorg piece tracking the sudden shutdowns and analyzing what's going on.
https://t.co/mV31O3Tluf

[NK NEWS @nknewsorg]

NEW: Several major North Korean propaganda websites targeting South Korean audiences went offline on Thursday, in what may be a move to revamp or take down the sites after leader Kim Jong Un called for a “decisive” change in inter-Korean policy.

https://t.co/xOPV7wfciu

[NK NEWS @nknewsorg]

BREAKING: North Korea test-fired more than 200 rounds of artillery shells near the inter-Korean border on Friday, according to the South Korean military, reportedly triggering evacuation alerts at an island miles from the border.

https://t.co/SoD6MFV9yx

[Jeongmin Kim @jeongminnkim]

My latest: Kim Yo Jong’s thank you note to South Korean president for being “stupid and honest,” helping North Korea justify nukes better

*This article is based on Korean version KCNA translation to deliver nuances.

[Jeongmin Kim @jeongminnkim]

For those who returned from holidays & catching up: this is a big deal.

Kim Jong Un made a milestone announcement of a new "line" (로선): Unification is realistically “impossible” & two Koreas are separate "belligerent "foreign "states” at war (교전국).
https://t.co/o1jJQMs8zc

[NK NEWS @nknewsorg]

NEW: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ended 2023 with a milestone announcement that his party has concluded reunification is realistically “impossible” and that the two Koreas are separate “belligerent states” at war.

https://t.co/su5vpam6Rc

[Chad O'Carroll @chadocl]

THREAD: North Korea's end-of-year plenum offers crucial insights into its strategic direction.

Gone are the NYD speeches, replaced by multi-day meetings that reflect on progress and set future objectives.

A thread on the key takeaways & implications:

https://t.co/AUpbe3khcB

[NK NEWS @nknewsorg]

VIDEO: Korean Central Television (KCTV) broadcasted footage of North Korea launching a Hwasong-18 solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Monday morning. Kim Jong Un oversaw the launch to “send a clear warning” to the U.S. and South Korea.

[Ifang Bremer @IfangBremer]

🚨 NEW. I traced a small team of DPRK doctors working at a neighborhood clinic in the Republic of the Congo (among countries with the lowest density of doctors), providing what residents described as high-quality medical care at an accessible location...

https://t.co/hgAaoYhceG