Tag: mobile phones
Hamhung sellers push pricey “export” health supplements
Private sellers in Hamhung, North Korea, are aggressively pushing pricey health supplements on local people in 2026. They claim the products come from North...
Hoeryong lectures target Chinese phone users
North Korean intelligence officers in North Hamgyong province used neighborhood lectures in mid-October 2026 to attack secret users of Chinese mobile phones. Visiting towns...
North Koreans dodge style patrols as constitution enshrines the socialist lifestyle
North Koreans are finding quiet ways around the socialist lifestyle crackdown in 2026, even after Kim Jong Un’s government wrote the campaign into the...
How Kim Jong Un’s state is taming trade outside North Korea’s...
Where do North Koreans buy their food and daily necessities in 2026? Most still go to the general markets that have anchored the country’s...
North Koreans shun paid Rodong Sinmun app but still pay for...
North Korea's flagship newspaper can now be read through a paid Rodong Sinmun app on smartphones in 2026. According to a source in South...
North Korean province launches student tracking app, but glitches pile up
North Korean education officials in South Hamgyong province have launched a student tracking app for high schools. Students can now borrow library books and...
Puppet speech crackdown gains new legal weight from North Korea’s constitution
North Korea's 2026 constitutional amendment protecting Pyongyang Cultural Language has fueled a renewed puppet speech crackdown. Schools, workplaces and neighborhood organizations have stepped up...
Smartphone apps widen North Korea’s education gap
North Korean students in some regions are increasingly turning to smartphone apps to study English and Chinese in 2026. The trend is widening an...
North Korea’s smartphone payments reveal convenience and control
Electronic payment through smartphones is spreading rapidly across North Korea, with cash transactions increasingly giving way to digital payments in Pyongyang and other major...
In North Korea, a Chinese phone now costs as much as...
Chinese phone prices have surged along North Korea's border with China this year. Intensifying crackdowns and a halt in state-led smuggling have sharply reduced...
