Tag: tech
A dive into N. Korea’s world of multiplayer gaming
North Koreans have access to dozens of genres of multi-player games, with some people even paying for features that are downloaded separately from the...
N. Korean online shopping app gains popularity among the country’s young...
A smartphone app that enables people to purchase items online from foreign currency shops has recently gained popularity in North Korea. According to a...
New version of “My Traveling Companion” a hit among young people...
A new version of the popular North Korean mobile app “My Traveling Companion” was released recently, Daily NK has learned.
A source in North Korea...
N. Koreans are using around 10 programs to circumvent Big Brother’s...
North Koreans are actively using around 10 kinds of software programs to circumvent government surveillance on how they use their mobile phones, Daily NK...
A close look at Chammae 1.0, a smartphone security bypass program
Daily NK has obtained a copy of “Chammae 1.0,” a program that can bypass the smartphone security authentications recently put into place by North...
Around 100 top technology university graduates join military
North Korea recently recruited at least 100 of the most capable graduates from the country's top technology-related universities to join the command centers of...
N. Korean officials use virtual meetings to monitor COVID-19 situation
North Korea’s disease control authorities have been monitoring the COVID-19 situation throughout the country through virtual meetings with provincial officials on a daily basis,...
N. Korea recruits IT students for “Strategic Military Command”
North Korean authorities are recruiting large numbers of technology and science students for a special military unit tha oversees North Korea’s ballistic missiles, the...
Tracking the history of North Korea’s “Bureau 11”
This article is part of a series written by Daily NK journalist Kim Jeong Hun entitled “North Korea’s Secret Stories.”
After North Korea suffered a...
