Tag: chinese cell phone
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...
N. Korean state security agents use deception to arrest buyers of...
State security agents in Hoeryong have been tricking would-be buyers of Chinese-made mobile phones by using informants to lure them to the site of...
One N. Korean’s view of the ongoing crackdown on the China-North...
After declaring April the "Month of Eradicating Illegal Behavior," North Korea's Ministry of State Security has begun cracking down on illegal behavior in the...
How N. Korea’s COVID controls led to tragedy in a small...
In 2020, North Korea enforced COVID quarantines even in the small mountain town of Chasong County, Chagang Province. The death of a woman surnamed...
N. Korean border guard and smuggler arrested for using Chinese cell...
In mid-April, an inspection team from the central government arrested a border guard and smuggler on suspicion of using Chinese cell phones to communicate...
Hoeryong remittance brokers offer services to defector families
Some remittance brokers in Hoeryong have recently approached the families of defectors offering to put them in touch with relatives in South Korea and...
N. Korean woman sent to political prison for using Chinese mobile...
A North Korean woman in her 40s who was caught using an illegal Chinese mobile phone in Kimjongsuk County, Yanggang Province, was sent to...
