When breaking news or policy movements happen, NK PRO is the resource you need to quickly translate the impact for your country, whether it's developments in foreign relations, sanctions, defense, trade, agriculture, or aid.
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When you have too much information and when information is conflicting, the ground truth is the deciding factor. NK Pro provides its subscribers with that ground truth. I have referred to NK Pro for its unique services in search of the ground truth concerning North Korea and Northeast Asian security, economics and social issues.”
LTG Chun In-bum, former deputy commander for the First ROK Army
The Panel found that being able to have access to NK News’s regular reporting, its specialized offerings and its staff added greatly to our effectiveness. They were all models of clarity, independence and probity, and helped us by often providing context and corroboration for our own information.”
Martin Uden, former Coordinator of the UN Panel on Sanctions against the DPRK
“As someone who has followed and assessed developments in North Korea for many years I can not recollect a time in the past few decades when interest was higher. News coverage has expanded exponentially but quantity is no substitute for quality. I have found NK Pro to be the best source for keeping me current on events as well as in assisting my research on economic and sanctions matters. I recommend it highly.”
William J Newcomb, former member of the UN Panel of Experts on DPRK Sanctions
“My day starts, along with multiple cups of coffee, by reading the NYTimes and Wall Street Journal in old-fashioned hard copy, and the Washington Post online. By the time I'm finished with WaPo, NK News is waiting in my inbox, and I'm ready to hone in on Korea related affairs. The stories by NKNews' own reporters cover a lot of territory, as do the daily excerpts from the wire services. I avidly await the commentary by Professors Lankov and more recently Haggard. The longish Q&As with multiple experts, provide an easy and quick range of viewpoint and opinion on the most important events as they happen. And the historical glimpses are often interesting side-bars. If NK Pro wasn't so expensive, I'd read that too. NKNews gives me thebackground news and overviews I need in order to focus in closely on NK's human rights situation in my own research and writing, And NK News provides the context of happenings in, on and regarding the Korean peninsula that are invaluable for our advocacy to put human rights issues on to the agenda and into the mix with all the other aspects of the NK conundrum."
David Hawk, Prominent human rights researcher and advocate. Author, The Hidden Gulag: Exposing North Korea's Prison Camps -- Prisoner's Testimonies and Satellite Photographs
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Often the first to break North Korea-related news – and with a strong track record for accuracy – NK PRO and NK News are essential reads for anyone working on the DPRK portfolio.
And when breaking news occurs, you can count on your membership to better make sense of developments. With a team of highly specialized geopolitical, military and geospatial analysts, NK Pro can keep you informed of events as they happen.
While regular internal staff rotations can help keep your team fresh, when tracking a subject as complicated as North Korea this can pose numerous problems. Tacit knowledge, language skills, and analytic know-how can all be lost in the space of just a few days.
With NK PRO, however, your department or embassy will always have a reliable pillar of specialist experience to rely upon. Helping newcomers quickly adapt to the subject, or providing a second opinion for long-time specialists to rely upon, NK PRO is vital for effective monitoring of the DPRK.
Our sophisticated NK PRO research tools and databases are designed to save you time on day-to-day work so that you can focus your time on wherever it counts most.
Furthermore, our comprehensive aggregation of North Korea-focused news and analysis helps you connect the dots in ways that are simply imposisble without NK PRO.
How can NK PRO help?
Here’s what government / diplomatic teams find most helpful for their daily operations:
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- Tracks the public appearance of senior North Korean elites alongside either Kim Jong Un, Kim Jong Il or Kim Il Sung since 1994
- Detect changes in economic priorities and policy changes
- Access individual biographies of nearly 500 elites
- Map out visits.
Tracking elite appearances can provide useful clues about North Korean policy and the positioning of senior figures within the regime.
How our clients use it:
Gov / Military: Gain rapid-fire access to leaders’ biographies and historical data to guide internal briefings prior to meetings with DPRK officials. This includes leaders’ resumes, developments in their career and rank.
Corporate Sector: Both in terms of identifying key economic officials, emerging economic areas of priority.
Academia: Research on changing priorities and trends in leadership.
News and media: Understand changes in leadership after a major reshuffle and cross reference data to verify possible purges. Quickly identify information about key figures and who they meet.
NGOs: Gain rapid-fire access to leaders’ biographies and historical data to guide internal briefings prior to meetings with DPRK officials.
NK PRO is dedicated to getting professionals the exact information they need to make decisions related to North Korea as quickly and confidently as possible.
Building on the strong newsgathering reputation of NK News, we fuse decades of overall staff experience with cutting-edge technologies to provide NK PRO subscribers the very best knowledge and tools to achieve their North Korea-related goals.
At our core is a team of journalists and analysts who focus exclusively on North Korea, from a wide range of specialist backgrounds. Able to spot the nuances which can have the biggest impact, we build on their insights with custom-designed tools to save time, connect the dots, and provide you first access to play-by-play developments.
In a world where qualified and objective understanding of North Korea is hard to come by, NK PRO provides an unrivaled foundation for professionals to solve complex problems and identify meaningful new opportunities.
Whether you need insights into the latest leadership reshuffle, on policy changes emerging from a New Year’s speech, or the implications of the latest U.S.-DPRK summit meeting, you will always find it in NK PRO analysis.
We’re event-driven: You can expect rapid-fire and in-depth analysis on breaking news events such as summits, weapons tests, bombshell reports and statements quicker than our competitors to keep you well-prepared for your next briefing.
We’re trend-driven: Our proactive analysts also read between the lines to identify new trends and issues of importance. We flag these for you, as and when they emerge, across a diverse range of issues.
With NK PRO News, We bring together the latest developments in the political, business, legal, and infrastructure sectors, written by leading journalists in the North Korea field. We specialize in primary source-driven news and analysis, relying heavily on informed sources, data forex, and satellite imagery.
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Ambassador John Everard
Former UK Ambassador to the DPRK
"Ever since it began NK News has been part of my essential daily reading on North Korea. It has provided consistently prompt and accurate information on events in and around the country, often shining a light on areas that other media miss.
It has become a primary source of information for the North Korea watching community."
"Ever since it began NK News has been part of my essential daily reading on North Korea. It has provided consistently prompt and accurate information on events in and around the country, often shining a light on areas that other media miss.
It has become a primary source of information for the North Korea watching community."
Former UK Ambassador to the DPRK
Ambassador John Everard
Georgy Toloraya
Current member of the UN Panel of Experts
“NK PRO is the most comprehensive and accurate source of information and analysis on North Korea (in English, at least) seen by me during my 40-odd years of professionally dealing with Korean issues.
I use it for everyday work as a reliable tool and became addicted!”
“NK Pro is the most comprehensive and accurate source of information and analysis on North Korea (in English, at least) seen by me during my 40-odd years of professionally dealing with Korean issues.
I use it for everyday work as a reliable tool and became addicted!”
Current member of the UN Panel of Experts
Georgy Toloraya
Ambassador Petar Andonov
Former Bulgarian Ambassador to the ROK
"Having access to NK PRO service made a big difference to my work as an Ambassador of the Republic of Bulgaria to the Republic of Korea. It is indispensable as a highly reliable source of information and experts’ opinion. I benefit a lot from the breaking alerts delivered in the fastest possible way giving me a chance to be among the first to learn about major developments related to North Korea and especially in-depth analysis from the best experts as well as features about North Korea’s economy, way of functioning of DPRK institutions and new reading of historical events. I also never miss the special events organized by Chad and his great team with always very interesting speakers."
"Having access to NK Pro service made a big difference to my work as an Ambassador of the Republic of Bulgaria to the Republic of Korea. It is indispensable as a highly reliable source of information and experts’ opinion. I benefit a lot from the breaking alerts delivered in the fastest possible way giving me a chance to be among the first to learn about major developments related to North Korea and especially in-depth analysis from the best experts as well as features about North Korea’s economy, way of functioning of DPRK institutions and new reading of historical events. I also never miss the special events organized by Chad and his great team with always very interesting speakers."
Former Bulgarian Ambassador to the ROK
Ambassador Petar Andonov
Dr. Jim E. Hoare
First UK represenatative in the DPRK, 2001-2002
"For some years after I left the British Diplomatic Service, I was a reader and occasional writer for NK PRO. Leaving behind the huge flow of information that one gets in a foreign ministry was something of a shock but the services of a source such as NK PRO was an invaluable asset. Its coverage was and remains very extensive and timely. Its opinion and analysis pieces were well-written and stimulating, even when I did not always agree with a particular argument or interpretation. As the possibility emerges of major changes on the Korean Peninsula, and the need for information and assessment grows, I would expect NK PRO to maintain its position as a leading player on matters Korean."
"For some years after I left the British Diplomatic Service, I was a reader and occasional writer for NK Pro. Leaving behind the huge flow of information that one gets in a foreign ministry was something of a shock but the services of a source such as NK Pro was an invaluable asset. Its coverage was and remains very extensive and timely. Its opinion and analysis pieces were well-written and stimulating, even when I did not always agree with a particular argument or interpretation. As the possibility emerges of major changes on the Korean Peninsula, and the need for information and assessment grows, I would expect NK Pro to maintain its position as a leading player on matters Korean."
First UK represenatative in the DPRK, 2001-2002
Dr. Jim E. Hoare
PRODUCT TOUR:
NK Pro is dedicated to getting professionals the exact information they need to make decisions related to North Korea as quickly and confidently as possible.
Building on the strong newsgathering reputation of NK News, we fuse decades of overall staff experience with cutting-edge technologies to provide NK PRO subscribers the very best knowledge and tools to achieve their North Korea-related goals.
At our core is a team of journalists and analysts who focus exclusively on North Korea, from a wide range of specialist backgrounds. Able to spot the nuances which can have the biggest impact, we build on their insights with custom-designed tools to save time, connect the dots, and provide you first access to play-by-play developments.
In a world where qualified and objective understanding of North Korea is hard to come by, NK PRO provides an unrivaled foundation for professionals to solve complex problems and identify meaningful new opportunities.
Whether you need insights into the latest leadership reshuffle, on policy changes emerging from a New Year’s speech, or the implications of the latest U.S.-DPRK summit meeting, you will always find it in NK PRO analysis.
We’re event-driven: You can expect rapid-fire and in-depth analysis on breaking news events such as summits, weapons tests, bombshell reports and statements quicker than our competitors to keep you well-prepared for your next briefing.
We’re trend-driven: Our proactive analysts also read between the lines to identify new trends and issues of importance. We flag these for you, as and when they emerge, across a diverse range of issues.
With NK PRO News, We bring together the latest developments in the political, business, legal and infrastructure sectors, written by leading journalists in the North Korea field. We specialize in primary source-driven news and analysis, relying heavily on informed sources, data forex, and satellite imagery.
Don’t just take our word for it
See what colleagues in the field of government and diplomacy think about NK Pro:
- The North Korea: Month in Review report
- KCNA Watch
- NK Leadership Tracker
- NK Specialist & Organizational
Directories - NK Currency & Energy Indexes
- NK Aggregator
- Exclusive Member Events
Here’s what government / diplomatic teams find most helpful for their daily operations:
How can NK Pro help?
Enhance your government's policy-making on North Korea by leveraging the expert insights available exclusively through NK Pro.
Your country, your
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When breaking news or policy movements happen, NK Pro is the resource you need to quickly translate the impact for your country, whether it's developments in foreign relations, sanctions, defense, trade, agriculture, or aid.
Government and Diplomatic Affairs
While regular internal staff rotations can help keep your team fresh, when tracking a subject as complicated as North Korea this can pose numerous problems. Tacit knowledge, language skills, and analytic know-how can all be lost in the space of just a few days.
With NK Pro, however, your department or embassy will always have a reliable pillar of specialist experience to rely upon. Helping newcomers quickly adapt to the subject, or providing a second opinion for long-time specialists to rely upon, NK Pro is vital for effective monitoring of the DPRK.
Our sophisticated NK Pro research tools and databases are designed to save you time on day-to-day work so that you can focus your time on wherever it counts most.
Furthermore, our comprehensive aggregation of North Korea-focused news and analysis helps you connect the dots in ways that are simply imposisble without NK Pro.
Often the first to break North Korea-related news – and with a strong track record for accuracy – NK Pro and NK News are essential reads for anyone working on the DPRK portfolio.
And when breaking news occurs, you can count on your membership to better make sense of developments. With a team of highly specialized geopolitical, military and geospatial analysts, NK Pro can keep you informed of events as they happen.
Dig deeper with premium tools
Stay one step ahead
Mitigate against staff churn
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The Aviation Tracker
The Aviation Tracker tracks commercial flights to, from, and within North Korea.
The world’s only North Korea-specific tool for observing flights going into and out of the DPRK.
Track commercial flights to, from, and within North Korea.
The Aviation Tracker is designed to help you measure the North’s economic activities--especially the transportation of sanctioned materials--as well as understand shifting trends in tourism, and visualize North Korea’s diplomatic relations.
Using radio technology, visual sightings and other open sources, the NK Pro Aviation Tracker provides comprehensive information on the movement of aircraft to, from and within North Korea. Based on historical data going back to 1970, our flight data comes from a unique combination of three sources aggregated in a way not used anywhere else.
Some examples of how you can use the tracker:
- Kim Jong Un’s bodyguards arrive in Hanoi on Air Koryo IL-76 cargo plane
- In unusual move, five Air Koryo planes head to Vladivostok on Monday
- U.S.A.F. cargo plane left Pyongyang on Saturday morning, flight purpose unknown
- Amid increased sanctions, Air Koryo flights decreased by 22% in 2017: data
- Orascom private jet pays unreported trip to North Korea
Meet our staff writers and contributors
Staff include:
Seung-Yeon Chung is a state media specialist at NK News. She previously worked in the Department of Unification and Foreign Ministry at Korean Broadcast System (KBS).
Former deputy commander for the First ROK Army
Historian, Kookmin University
North Korea Specialist & Anchor, YTN
Long-time NK News Contributor
Jane's Defense, Tokyo
Political Economist, UCSD
Shreyas Reddy is a correspondent at NK News, based in Seoul. He previously worked as a researcher at BBC Monitoring, where his work focused on news and key people and organizations from the Korean Peninsula, Japan, Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Follow him on Twitter @shreyas_k_reddy.
