Tag: cell phones
N. Korea tightens grip on Chinese residents, fearing foreign influence
The North Korean government has stepped up surveillance of Chinese residents, fearing they could threaten internal stability by introducing foreign information and goods into...
Listening in: N. Korea orders transcripts of citizens’ phone calls
North Korea's Ministry of State Security has ordered the compilation of transcripts of recorded public telephone conversations to gauge public sentiment. The directive, which...
Pyongyang escalates crackdown on overseas communication
North Korean authorities have intensified their crackdown on cross-border communications, threatening residents in border regions with reeducation camp sentences for any overseas phone calls....
Forbidden melodies: Two young North Korean K-pop listeners sent to prison
In early September, two 15-year-old North Korean boys were sent to a political prison camp for listening to K-pop, according to a source in...
Luxury smartwatches: North Korean youth’s new must-have accessory
Demand for luxury goods, particularly high-end Chinese-made smartwatches, is soaring among young North Koreans eager to show off their wealth. Business people peddling imported...
N. Pyongan Province trading companies under government probe
The Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea has been conducting intensive inspections of trading companies in North Pyongan Province.
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N. Koreans increasingly fined during random inspections of cell phones
As the North Korean government tightens controls on the use of the South Korean dialect, it is becoming more common for North Koreans to...
Freedom Dash Thwarted: N. Korean defectors arrested in China
A group of North Korean defectors in China has been detained by police while attempting to escape to South Korea, Daily NK has learned.
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N. Korea imposes strict controls on cell phone use among overseas...
North Korea is tightening cell phone controls on overseas workers as more laborers in Russia use unauthorized devices to access foreign information or plan...
Chinese police demand N. Korean defectors install facial recognition apps
Chinese police in some parts of Liaoning Province have recently stepped up surveillance of North Korean defectors by asking them to send daily selfies,...
