Leaked documents reveal N. Korea’s push for digital taxi payments
Daily NK has obtained the complete text of North Korea's taxi operation rules, which were enacted in 2022. The rules require taxis to be...
New Chinese MP9 device targets N. Korean market with anti-detection features
China is developing an MP9 electronic device targeted at North Korean consumers. The next iteration in the MP7/MP8 series, the MP9 is expected to...
Pyongyang police crackdown on teen mobile payments
Police in Pyongyang have started an emergency crackdown after discovering that high school students in the capital's central districts made over 150 mobile payments...
N. Korean smartphone spills state secrets
A fascinating glimpse into North Korea's technology sector has emerged through analysis of the Samtaesong 8, a North Korean smartphone. Daily NK's examination of...
Chinese MP7 becomes hot item among N. Korean youth
A Chinese-made portable media player called the MP7 has recently become a hot commodity among North Korean young people and university students, Daily NK...
Pyongyang Song: N. Korea’s secure collaboration platform
North Korea has developed a collaborative work platform called Pyongyang Song (meaning "Pyongyang Castle") that it's promoting among major organizations. The program enables virtual...
Chinese MP8 players popular among N. Korean youth
Chinese-made MP8 media players are gaining popularity among North Korean youth, entering the country in small quantities through border areas despite restrictions.
According to a...
N. Korea tightens media controls as people call state programming ‘complete garbage’
North Korea has ramped up domestic surveillance through its security agencies to stop outside video content from getting in and spreading, but people say...
North Korea tests NFT sales for foreign currency in China
North Korea conducted covert experiments from January through May in China to test whether it could generate foreign currency through NFTs based on its...
Digital iron curtain: Inside N. Korea’s revamped information technology law
In a sweeping move to tighten its grip on the digital realm, North Korea has unveiled a dramatically enhanced information control system through its...
