Tag: phones
N. Korea expands foreign currency payments through smartphone apps
North Korean smartphones are processing more payments in foreign currencies, and an increasing number of businesses are now required to offer electronic payment systems,...
WeChat traps: N. Korean security agents use confiscated phones for sting...
North Korean security agencies have begun launching sting operations using the Chinese messaging app WeChat to crack down on people using illegal Chinese-made mobile...
N. Korean officials turn to Bitcoin to shield assets from regime...
According to a Daily NK source in China recently, a growing number of North Korean trade officials in China have begun investing in Bitcoin...
N. Korean parents go into debt for private tutoring as education...
Private education is flourishing in North Korea, with tutoring now available not just in traditional subjects like foreign languages, music, and art, but even...
N. Korea’s smartphone “Samtaesung 8” revealed
A new North Korean smartphone reveals both advances and limitations in the nation's technology development. The Samtaesung 8, recently obtained and analyzed by Daily...
Five women caught in drug and phone bust at N. Korean...
North Korean security agents arrested five women in Hoeryong, North Hamgyong province, for simultaneously violating two major anti-socialist laws: drug use and possession of...
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...
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...
