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Our NK Pro Member Briefings and Push Alerts keep you abreast of the latest news, analysis, events and conferences around the world.
NK PRO is the resource you need for quickly translating the impact of breaking news and emerging trends, whether it's developments relating to DPRK offensive actions, weapons tests, or inter-Korean tension.
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When it comes to detecting issues of concern relating to North Korea, understanding what's going on inside the country is essential if you want to stay ahead of the curve.
In this regard, NK PRO offers a wide range of primary source materials from inside the DPRK, such as on-the-ground photos, datasets from in-country sources, and regular visitor reports.
Together, these provide vital insight about in-country conditions absent through channels such as state media, satellite imagery, or ROK-based news providers.
When tensions mount, NK PRO analysis, exclusive news, and primary source indicators combine to keep you one step ahead of the news cycle.
Furthermore, push alerts allow you to subscribe to topics of key interest and receive real-time updates as and when material of concern is posted.
And with access to our journalists and analysts possible for high level readers, your Executive Team can make Korea-related decisions with top-levels of confidence.
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 impossible without NK PRO.
How can NK PRO help?
Here’s what security / military professionals find most helpful for their daily operations:
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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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- 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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LTG Chun In-bum
Former deputy commander for the First ROK Army
"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."
"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."
Former deputy commander for the First ROK Army
LTG Chun In-bum
Ambassador Jack Pritchard
Former U.S. special envoy for negotiations with North Korea
"NK News provides a welcome window on a much wider variety of issues regarding all things North Korean. The analysis and coverage are superb."
"NK News provides a welcome window on a much wider variety of issues regarding all things North Korean. The analysis and coverage are superb."
Former U.S. special envoy for negotiations with North Korea
Ambassador Jack Pritchard
Gen. Walter Sharp
Former Commander, U.S. Forces Korea
"As the UNC/CFC/USFK Commander I received a daily intelligence report from my staff. In retirement, NK News is now expertly filling this need for me.
Great job to Chad and his team."
"As the UNC/CFC/USFK Commander I received a daily intelligence report from my staff. In retirement, NK News is now expertly filling this need for me.
Great job to Chad and his team."
Former Commander, U.S. Forces Korea
Gen. Walter Sharp
William J. Newcomb
Former member of the UN Panel of Experts
"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."
"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."
Former member of the UN Panel of Experts
William J. Newcomb
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 security and the military think about NK PRO:
Here’s what security / military professionals find most helpful for their daily operations:
How can NK PRO help?
Enhance your organization's preparedness and understanding of North Korean intent by leveraging the full scope of NK PRO.
Be ready to respond, whatever challenge North Korea poses
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.
When tensions mount, NK PRO analysis, exclusive news and primary source indicators combine to keep you one step ahead of the news cycle.
Furthermore, push alerts allow you to subscribe to topics of key interest and receive real-time updates as and when material of concern is posted.
And with access to our journalists and analysts possible for top-tier readers, your Executive Team can make Korea-related decisions with high-levels of confidence.
Dig deeper with premium tools
Expand your primary sources
When it comes to detecting issues of concern relating to North Korea, understanding what's going on inside the country is essential if you want to stay ahead of the curve.
In this regard, NK PRO offers a wide range of primary source materials from inside the DPRK, such as on-the-ground photos, datasets from in-country sources, and regular visitor reports.
Together, these provide vital insight about in-country conditions absent through channels such as state media, satellite imagery, or ROK-based news providers.
NK PRO is the resource you need for quickly translating the impact of breaking news and emerging trends, whether it's developments relating to DPRK offensive actions, weapons tests, or inter-Korean tension.
Security and Military Affairs
Leading indicators on threat
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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
Former deputy commander for the First ROK Army
Historian, Kookmin University
North Korea Specialist & Anchor, YTN
Long-time NK News Contributor
Political Economist, UCSD
Jane's Defense, Tokyo
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).
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.
