Tag: video
North Korean students punished for filming birthday party, praising their own...
Two students at a Wonsan arts school were reprimanded by the Socialist Patriotic Youth League for filming a birthday party and comparing it favorably...
North Koreans express mixed reactions to Kim Jong Un’s China visit...
North Koreans are reacting in various ways to documentary footage of their leader Kim Jong Un's recent visit to China. Some express despair over...
Hidden SD cards and secret networks: How North Korean teens evade...
North Korean young people are engaging in a dangerous cat-and-mouse game with authorities as they continue secretly consuming South Korean media despite increasingly strict...
Pyongyang Song: N. Korea’s secure collaboration platform
North Korea has developed a collaborative work platform called Pyongyang Song (meaning "Pyongyang Castle") that it's promoting among major organizations. The program enables virtual...
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...
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,...
“Better safe than sorry”: N. Koreans avoid phone features despite lifted...
North Koreans with mobile phones are deliberately avoiding video calls amid heightened government surveillance. Mobile users are shunning features like video calling and file...
Power play: North Koreans turn to “Notetels” amid blackout crisis
Amid frequent power outages in Chongjin, North Hamgyong province, North Koreans are increasingly seeking energy-efficient "Notetels" (portable media players) as an alternative to power-hungry...
Two N. Korean women arrested for talking about S. Korean TV...
Two female workers on a "shock troop" construction crew were arrested by Pyongyang police after an informant said they had talked about a South...
N. Korea exploits foreign visitors by applying its “official exchange rate”...
North Korea is exploiting foreign visitors by applying an artificially high official exchange rate, likely to compensate for the regime's foreign currency shortage.
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