Tag: mobile phones
N. Korean families lose life savings after remittance broker arrest
Families of North Korean defectors have suffered significant financial losses after state security officers in Musan county, North Hamgyong province, arrested an illegal remittance...
N. Korea’s LAN gaming center offers entertainment under strict surveillance
Pyongyang's Hwasong district is home to a LAN gaming center that's open to the public, but North Korean authorities maintain strict oversight of every...
Hidden SD cards and secret networks: How North Korean teens evade...
North Korean young people are engaging in a dangerous cat-and-mouse game with authorities as they continue secretly consuming South Korean media despite increasingly strict...
Market chaos in N. Korea: Currency crisis devastates trade
A wave of inflation is crushing North Korean markets as exchange rates soar and the local currency plummets. The dollar's value has jumped 20-30%...
N. Korean farm worker faces public humiliation for S. Korean videos
A public struggle session was held earlier this month in Mundok county, South Pyongan province, targeting a person caught with South Korean video material.
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North Korean agents pressure Chinese phone users as quarterly reviews loom
State security agents in North Korea's border region are ramping up efforts to catch Chinese mobile phone users ahead of their upcoming quarterly performance...
China intensifies surveillance of N. Korean defectors in urban areas
Chinese police continue to keep a close eye on North Korean defectors in the country. While surveillance intensity varies by region, defectors in cities...
N. Korea’s luxury shopping spree raises eyebrows in Chinese markets
A surge of North Korean trading company officials has descended on Chinese cities this month, snapping up European furniture, widescreen TVs, and other high-end...
North Korean app database shows stark medical divide between capital and...
An analysis of a database from a North Korean smartphone application shows that Pyongyang has far more medical facilities than anywhere else in the...
Going mobile: N. Korean traders move business home to evade restrictions
As North Korea cracks down on informal markets, the country's commercial landscape is shifting dramatically.
Since the devastating famine of the 1990s known as the...
