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Kim Family Residence #85 Gets Rusty
Residence #85 in east Pyongyang in April 2023 The Kim Family’s Tongpy’ongyang Residence, better known as and hereafter Residence #85, continues to fall into a state of disrepair. Various buildings on...
View ArticleNHK radio closure might open a new broadcast pathway to North Korea
Japan’s public broadcaster is planning to close one of its two national mediumwave radio networks in 2026, according to a report in the Asahi Shimbun daily. The newspaper said NHK will announce the...
View ArticleNot quite the first live TV broadcast from Pyongyang
On Wednesday evening, viewers of Rossiya 1’s “60 минут” (60 Minutes) saw a rare live report from Pyongyang. Reporter Olga Skabeyeva was in the North Korean capital to cover Russian Foreign Minister...
View ArticleNorth Korean programmers used a hosted laptop to freelance online, says FBI
The US and South Korean governments have been increasingly sounding an alarm about the unwitting hiring of North Korean IT workers through online platforms. Court papers unsealed this week detail the...
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Is 4G on the Horizon for North Korea?
North Korea could finally be getting a long-overdue upgrade to its 3G cellular network. A report says the country has begun importing used 4G networking equipment from Huawei and will launch the new...
View ArticleWhy is China cracking down on illegal fishing in North Korea?
By Benjamin Katzeff Silberstein Daily NK has reported on several occasions on Chinese fishing activities in North Korean waters. Chinese fishers purchase fishing rights from the North Korean...
View ArticleThe North Korean Economy in 2023–2024: Still Backing into the Future
By: Benjamin Katzeff Silberstein Where does the North Korean economy stand, and where is it going? Kim Jong Un spent some of the last few days of 2023 at the 9th Plenary Meeting of the 8th Worker’s...
View ArticleNorth Korean state crackdowns on moonshine
Benjamin Katzeff Silberstein Asia Press reported a couple of weeks back about state crackdowns on illegal alcohol sales. It’s interesting that the move is highlighted as an economic measure, to push...
View ArticleNorth Korea upgrades its Android security, says report
A new report says smartphone users in North Korea were given until the end of 2023 to upgrade to a new version of the Android operating system or face confiscation of their phones. The report,...
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2024 Missile and Military Chronology
The 2024 Missile and Military Chronology is available at this page. The post 2024 Missile and Military Chronology appeared first on 38 North.
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North Korea’s Kangsong is operating a 4G network
North Korea’s first 4G cellular service, which reportedly launched late last year in Pyongyang, has spread as far as the country’s southern border and is operated by Kangsong, the state-owned carrier....
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Lots and lots of Dell computers
Kim Jong Un recently paid a visit to a new political school in Pyongyang that will train the next generation of leaders of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK). Korean Central Television covered his...
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