Tag: chinese phones
Invisible lines: How a mobile phone erased a N. Korean family
The recent disappearance of a wealthy entrepreneur's family in Hyesan, Ryanggang province, has sent shockwaves through the local community. Information from inside the country...
Five women caught in drug and phone bust at N. Korean...
North Korean security agents arrested five women in Hoeryong, North Hamgyong province, for simultaneously violating two major anti-socialist laws: drug use and possession of...
N. Korea intensifies surveillance of ‘dangerous elements’ in border city
North Korean authorities have intensified surveillance of neighborhood watch units at the border with China, with particularly harsh monitoring of individuals designated as "dangerous...
N. Korea intensifies surveillance of Chinese phone users along border
North Korea has intensified its crackdown on Chinese mobile phones as part of efforts to tighten internal controls by limiting communication with the outside...
N. Korea arrests former trade official in Chinese phone crackdown
North Korean authorities are intensifying crackdowns on Chinese-made mobile phones, which serve as a crucial channel for outside information entering the country and internal...
N. Korea launches major crackdown on Chinese phones along border
North Korean authorities have initiated a major crackdown on Chinese phone users in North Hamgyong province, deploying state security teams to Hoeryong to enforce...
North Korea’s iron fist: Harsh sentences for border communication
Around 30 North Koreans in Jagang province received harsh sentences for smuggling and using Chinese phones to contact the outside world, reflecting the regime's...
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...
N. Korea may have recently released some of those arrested for...
There are indications that officials from the Ministry of State Security carrying out a large-scale “mop-up operation” and “campaign of extermination” against North Koreans...
Daily NK Snapshots from North Korea
Daily NK Snapshots are synopses of select articles from our Korean website. Snapshots provide a window into the Daily NK’s reporting—domestic news items that are...
