Tag: technology
N. Korean security officials extort money from defectors’ families
Security officials in North Korea's northern border city of Hoeryong are pressuring families of defectors to confess receiving money from relatives abroad and surrender...
Kim’s tank tour: Military theater or real modernization?
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's recent inspection of an "important" tank factory showcases his ongoing military pageantry, with state media KCNA dutifully reporting...
N. Korean farmers lack basic resources to implement potato farming method
North Korea is heavily promoting the "Samjiyon-style potato farming method" to increase potato production nationwide, but farmers report severe shortages of essential resources including...
Revealed: North Korea’s diplomatic missions double as trade brokers
North Korea's overseas diplomatic missions broker trade and investment deals through their economic and trade counselor's departments and collect commission fees on transactions, according...
Race against time: N. Korea’s push for advanced Russian nuclear warhead...
North Korea recently requested miniaturized nuclear warhead designs and radioactive waste processing technology from Russia. While officially for research purposes, North Korea appears to...
Digital iron curtain: Inside N. Korea’s revamped information technology law
In a sweeping move to tighten its grip on the digital realm, North Korea has unveiled a dramatically enhanced information control system through its...
N. Korean women’s union members privately mock Kim’s ‘Our State First’...
North Korea's prominent women's organization, the Socialist Women's Union, recently organized a political ideology study session focused on Kim Jong Un's "Our State First"...
N. Korea launches AI tech venture with Chinese firm to bypass...
North Korea has partnered with a small Chinese IT company in Shenyang, Liaoning province, to establish a startup focused on AI security technology development.
While...
Behind the packaging: N. Korea quietly outsources product design to Chinese...
While North Korea promotes its premium food products as "achievements of our technology," the packaging and label designs for these items are being outsourced...
N. Korean tech giant secures critical electronics deal with Chinese firm
The Mangyongdae Trading Company, a leading North Korean tech company, has reached an agreement with a Chinese high-tech electronics firm to acquire large numbers...
