Tag: devices
Suspension of RFA and VOA transforms North Korean public opinion as...
Since the suspension of major radio broadcasts aimed at North Korea, such as Radio Free Asia (RFA) and Voice of America (VOA), the flow...
Marketing revolution: N. Korean companies pitch privacy protection and free installation...
Text message ads sent through smartphones are booming in North Korea, with users receiving over 10 commercial messages a day as companies compete to...
Hidden SD cards and secret networks: How North Korean teens evade...
North Korean young people are engaging in a dangerous cat-and-mouse game with authorities as they continue secretly consuming South Korean media despite increasingly strict...
Chinese factories fuel North Korea’s underground electronics market
Small electronics factories are sprouting up across Chinese border towns, quietly manufacturing devices specifically for North Korean consumers. These operations produce everything from portable...
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 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. Korean workers clash with officials over withheld wages in China
North Korean workers on long-term assignments in China have recently clashed with officials who refused to release their wages, Daily NK has learned.
"North Koreans...
Dual-function battery transformers highlight growing wealth gap in N. Korea
Battery transformers imported from China are gaining popularity among wealthy North Koreans. These dual-purpose devices, which both convert voltage and store electricity, are seeing...
N. Korean parents go into debt for private tutoring as education...
Private education is flourishing in North Korea, with tutoring now available not just in traditional subjects like foreign languages, music, and art, but even...
