Tag: mobile phones
North Korea responds to Daily NK’s whistleblower report
After Daily NK reported through a whistleblower in late January on the misdeeds of Choi Sung Chol, a North Korean state security officer based...
N. Korea’s border region sees surge in demand for telephone services
Public demand for telephone services in North Korea has surged recently, prompting the North Pyongan Province Post and Telecommunications Bureau to bring forward its...
N. Korean trade officials turn to email amid intensifying restrictions on...
As North Korea tightens restrictions on the use of cell phones to prevent information from entering or leaving the country, trade officials are having...
Chongjin man arrested for selling unusable mobile phone
A young man in Chongjin was recently detained after North Korean authorities caught him selling a broken mobile phone, Daily NK has learned.
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N. Korea begins accepting subscribers to 4G cellular network
North Korea recently began accepting subscribers to the country's new 4G cellular network, but many people appear to be waiting to subscribe until 4G...
N. Korean government review finds that many violators of state secrets...
Members of the Ministry of State Security (MSS) are tasked with protecting state secrets, but a review of violators of the 2023 State Secrets...
Hoeryong security officials launch crackdown on Chinese phone users for year-end...
Officials with the Hoeryong branch of the Ministry of State Security have launched a sweeping crackdown on users of Chinese mobile phones to collect...
N. Korean importer of electronic device parts begins review of business...
North Korea’s Puksae Electronic Trading Company has begun drafting a report about the business of its trade delegation to China over the past year,...
N. Korea relies on phone-based orders to sell new smartphone
After unveiling a new smartphone called the “Hwawon” last month, North Korea has been selling the product through phone-based orders, Daily NK has learned.
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N. Hamgyong Province state security agents demand that people turn in...
Ministry of State Security (MSS) agents in the border region of North Hamgyong Province are instructing people to turn over their Chinese cell phones...
