Tag: mobile phones
N. Korea pressures some border residents to hand in foreign cell...
North Korea is reportedly pressuring smugglers and brokers in the Sino-North Korean border region to turn in foreign-made mobile phones they use to call...
Jindallae 7 smartphone users offered one year of after-sales service
Daily NK recently obtained an instruction manual for the Jindallae 7 smartphone that alerts all users of the mobile phones they can receive a...
The Jindallae 7 phone was manufactured in China
A Daily NK investigation into the serial numbers of the latest “Jindallae 7” phone released by North Korea at the beginning of this year...
Prices of Chinese-made mobile phones skyrocket in N. Korea
The prices of Chinese mobile phones in North Korea have skyrocketed recently due to increased crackdowns on international calls along the Sino-North Korean border,...
N. Korea’s new Chollyong 201 phone was made in China
A Daily NK investigation into the serial numbers of the latest “Chollyong 201” mobile phone released by North Korea at the beginning of this...
N. Koreans earn money through Chinese cell phone rentals
An increasing number of North Koreans in the Sino-North Korean border region are earning money through Chinese cell phone rental businesses, a source told...
“Mobile money”: an increasingly popular way of gifting to others
North Koreans in Pyongyang are increasingly sending mobile phone minutes to others as gifts instead of attending birthdays or weddings as the country continues...
North Korea launches new smartphone: the Pyongyang 2428
North Korea has launched a new iteration of its “Pyongyang” series smartphone, the Pyongyang 2428, Daily NK sources reported on Apr. 4.
The new phone...
Daily NK Snapshots from North Korea
Daily NK Snapshots are synopses of select articles from our Korean website. Snapshots provide a window into the Daily NK’s reporting—domestic news items that are...
