Tag: mobile phones
N. Pyongan Province trading companies under government probe
The Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea has been conducting intensive inspections of trading companies in North Pyongan Province.
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N. Koreans increasingly fined during random inspections of cell phones
As the North Korean government tightens controls on the use of the South Korean dialect, it is becoming more common for North Koreans to...
Freedom dash thwarted: N. Korean defectors arrested in China
A group of North Korean defectors in China has been detained by police while attempting to escape to South Korea, Daily NK has learned.
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Cash to Cards: North Korea’s rocky road to electronic finance
North Korean authorities have taken a number of measures to increase the use of debit cards and promote electronic payments and shopping since the...
N. Korea imposes strict controls on cell phone use among overseas...
North Korea is tightening cell phone controls on overseas workers as more laborers in Russia use unauthorized devices to access foreign information or plan...
Chinese police demand N. Korean defectors install facial recognition apps
Chinese police in some parts of Liaoning Province have recently stepped up surveillance of North Korean defectors by asking them to send daily selfies,...
N. Korean security officers extort loyalty funds from ordinary people
North Korean security officers are brazenly demanding money from people under the guise of raising "loyalty funds," Daily NK has learned.
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In N. Korea’s crackdown on remittance brokers, freedom has a price
North Korea strictly cracks down on remittances, but remittance brokers often secure their release with substantial bribes, Daily NK has learned.
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N. Korea sent workers to Russia before Putin-KJU summit
North Korean authorities sent new workers to Russia ahead of the recent summit between Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin, Daily NK has learned.
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North Korean burner phone prices soar amid government crackdown on purchases
The price of "daepo" phones — mobile phones falsely registered under another person's name, similar to "burner phones" — is soaring in North Korea...
