Tag: electronics
China imports flow to North Korea through strategic border points
North Korea has recently stepped up imports of various supplies from China. The country carefully categorizes goods as sanctioned or non-sanctioned, using different import...
Corruption derails N. Korea’s tech military recruitment: Officials demand dollars and...
Bribery and corruption surrounding the deployment of new spring recruits to specialized units of the North Korean army is worse than in previous years.
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N. Korean tech giant secures critical electronics deal with Chinese firm
The Mangyongdae Trading Company, a leading North Korean tech company, has reached an agreement with a Chinese high-tech electronics firm to acquire large numbers...
N. Korean officials turn to Bitcoin to shield assets from regime...
According to a Daily NK source in China recently, a growing number of North Korean trade officials in China have begun investing in Bitcoin...
N. Korean state security agency orders thousands of spy camera glasses...
North Korean traders have ordered a large shipment of spy camera glasses from China, Daily NK has learned. The cameras will likely be used...
Not even rice cookers: China cracks down on electronics in N....
Chinese authorities are thoroughly inspecting the personal baggage of North Korean workers as they return home, preventing them from bringing even small home electronics...
N. Korea’s electronics black market: Foreign tech flows despite global ban
Despite the international ban on directly providing, selling, or transferring electronics with military applications to North Korea, foreign-made mobile phones, laptop computers, and smartwatches...
Unauthorized communication: North Korea targets USIM-enabled smartwatches
The North Korean government has launched a crackdown on smuggled Chinese-made smartwatches that can connect to Chinese mobile networks using USIM cards. Authorities are...
N. Korea sends large number of new trade officials to China
North Korean authorities have recently dispatched many new trade officials to China, suggesting that they intend to actively expand trading activity with the country.
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New photos show N. Korea continues to violate international sanctions
Daily NK has obtained photos showing that the North Korean authorities are importing large quantities of sanctioned items through China.
Daily NK recently obtained several...
