Tag: mobile phones
N. Korea inspects electronic payment system to boost safety, efficiency
North Korea will inspect its domestic electronic payment system from July to October to improve the safety and efficiency of operations, Daily NK has...
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 conducts sweeping inspections of trading companies
The North Korean authorities have recently begun conducting sweeping inspections of trading companies, Daily NK has learned. The authorities are apparently seeking to establish...
N. Korea’s mass organizations lecture members about threats from abroad
North Korean social organizations, including the General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea, the Socialist Women's Union of Korea and the Socialist Patriotic Youth...
N. Korean e-payment services popular among young people
Electronic payment services such as offline payments using QR codes are becoming increasingly popular among young North Koreans in major cities, Daily NK has...
One N. Korean’s view of the ongoing crackdown on the China-North...
After declaring April the "Month of Eradicating Illegal Behavior," North Korea's Ministry of State Security has begun cracking down on illegal behavior in the...
Young N. Koreans want to watch hit S. Korean movie “Exhuma”
A growing number of North Korean young people in Hoeryong are expressing interest in the South Korean movie "Exhuma," which was released in February,...
Camera lens captures N. Korean workers on an outing in Dandong
Dozens of North Korean women were recently seen at a group outing in a park in Dandong, suggesting that North Korean workers in China...
Chongjin intensifies street-level inspections of mobile phones
Mobile phone inspections and body searches of young residents of Chongjin have recently become more intense than ever. North Korean authorities appear to be...
A glimpse into the future of surveillance technology in North Korea
North Korea may be infamous for being “decades in the past,” but its technology is not nearly so far behind. North Korea has trained...
