Tag: tech
North Korea elevates intelligence capabilities with new unified spy agency
North Korea has transformed its Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB) into the Reconnaissance Information General Bureau, creating a unified intelligence agency that integrates satellite, cyber,...
N. Korea offers study opportunities for top Chinese language test scorers
North Korea has ordered Pyongyang University of Science and Technology to send students who excel on China's standardized Chinese proficiency test to study in...
Inside N. Korea’s push to put AI-powered drones into active service
North Korea has ordered weapons researchers to be stationed full-time with air force units in a push to speed up the development and deployment...
How N. Korea-Russia prosecutorial ties undermine international law
The Korean Peninsula faced heightened uncertainty recently as China's 80th Victory Day ceremony on Sept. 3 showcased the deepening ties between North Korean, Chinese,...
N. Korea launches first automated banking hotline
North Korea has introduced automated call menus for banking customer service as the regime expands electronic payments to control the informal economy.
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N. Korea orders hands-on learning but schools lack basic lab equipment
North Korean schools are supposed to shift from book learning to a more hands-on, participatory model of education, but teachers say they lack the...
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...
North Korea builds grain centers to tighten control over food distribution
A grain management center under construction in Hwangju county, North Hwanghae province, since February will be completed this fall. Inside North Korea, concern is...
From drones to nukes: North Korea pushes AI military modernization plan
The General Staff Department (GSD) of the Korean People's Army (KPA) ordered the entire military early this month to make plans to build AI-based...
N. Korea’s technical schools struggle with outdated equipment and poor funding
North Korea's Ministry of Education recently conducted a nationwide review that exposed widespread problems at technical high schools, with most struggling to provide proper...
