Tag: electronics
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...
North Korea elevates intelligence capabilities with new unified spy agency
North Korea has transformed its Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB) into the Reconnaissance Information General Bureau, creating a unified intelligence agency that integrates satellite, cyber,...
Market chaos in N. Korea: Currency crisis devastates trade
A wave of inflation is crushing North Korean markets as exchange rates soar and the local currency plummets. The dollar's value has jumped 20-30%...
N. Korea’s technical schools struggle with outdated equipment and poor funding
North Korea's Ministry of Education recently conducted a nationwide review that exposed widespread problems at technical high schools, with most struggling to provide proper...
N. Korea’s luxury shopping spree raises eyebrows in Chinese markets
A surge of North Korean trading company officials has descended on Chinese cities this month, snapping up European furniture, widescreen TVs, and other high-end...
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...
N. Korea cracks down on drug manufacturing state trading companies
North Korea's Ministry of Social Security has launched an intensive crackdown on major trading companies suspected of manufacturing and exporting illegal drugs.
"Both the Myohyang...
China steps in as US pulls back from North Korea
As the United States appears to be stepping back from its strategy of promoting democracy in North Korea through information campaigns, China is quietly...
N. Korea expands currency exchange beyond dollar, yuan
Pyongyang's official currency exchanges are expanding beyond the dollar and yuan to handle yen, euros and rubles as North Korea diversifies its trade relationships.
A...
N. Korean workers leaving China’s Liaoning province as factories close
North Korean workers are returning home from China's Liaoning province in significant numbers as Chinese factories permanently close their doors.
According to a source in...
