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N. Korea intensifies surveillance of Chinese phone users along border

North Korea has intensified its crackdown on Chinese mobile phones as part of efforts to tighten internal controls by limiting communication with the outside...

N. Korea arrests water park manager for alleged ‘secret leaks’ to...

A manager of a foreigners' water park in Pyongyang was recently arrested by North Korea's Ministry of State Security. According to a source in North...

N. Korea arrests former trade official in Chinese phone crackdown

North Korean authorities are intensifying crackdowns on Chinese-made mobile phones, which serve as a crucial channel for outside information entering the country and internal...

Empty promises: Inside N. Korea’s mobile phone insurance system

Daily NK has obtained documentation revealing that North Korea's mandatory mobile phone insurance program offers little actual protection for consumers. While the insurance certificates...

N. Korea orders stricter market controls, electronic payments push

North Korea's cabinet has issued orders to provincial commerce bureaus nationwide to strengthen market controls and economic management, Daily NK has learned. According to a...

Technical glitches mar North Korea’s new video calling service

North Korea now offers full-fledged video calling services as the country commercializes its 4G network. However, technical issues such as overheating, excessive battery consumption,...

Inside N. Korea’s autonomous defense act: Security law masks surveillance aims

Daily NK has recently acquired the complete text of North Korea's Autonomous Defense and Security Act, enacted in 2022. The law’s ostensible purpose is to...

N. Korea’s electronics black market: Foreign tech flows despite global ban

Despite the international ban on directly providing, selling, or transferring electronics with military applications to North Korea, foreign-made mobile phones, laptop computers, and smartwatches...

North Korea’s 2022 public reporting law revealed in full

Daily NK has acquired the full text of the Public Reporting System Law, which was revised by North Korea's government in 2022. The revised law...

Fear grips currency earning sites as inspectors begin sweeping probe

State security agents launched a probe of foreign currency earning centers in North Pyongan province on Nov. 4, sparking anxiety among workers there. While these...

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