North Korean laptop PCs
The North Korean state TV evening news recently provided a glimpse at one slice of the country’s PC manufacturing industry. (Update: A similar PC has been spotted in the U.S….
May 2011
DPRK’s Elderly Care Fund online
A website for North Korea’s Elderly Care Fund is now online. The site, available in Korean and English, introduces the organization and its aims. The fund was recently established, according…
Koryolink hits half a million 3G subscriptions
Are things starting to get tough for Koryolink? North Korea’s only 3G cellular provider has published its quarterly results and the headline numbers look good. Subscriptions are at a record…
More details on Star Joint Venture
A couple of new details about Star JV, the company now responsible for North Korea’s connection to the global Internet, came to light this week. They were included in a…
KP domain switch came after KCC Europe disappeared
North Korea’s dot-kp top-level Internet domain was reassigned after the company running it, KCC Europe, ended service and went months without replying to queries from Pyongyang, according to a report…
Pyongyang Spring Int’l Trade Fair 2011
This year’s Spring International Trade Fair is taking place in Pyongyang this week. As usual, the fair serves as a showcase for domestic products and technology and a place for…
PUST adds 100 students
The Pyongyang University of Science and Technology enrolled an additional 100 students at the start of the current academic semester, according to a foundation that supports the school. The first…
DPRK denies cyber attack on Nonghyup Bank
The DPRK has made its first comment on allegations that it was behind a cyber attack on a large South Korean bank and, not surprisingly, has denied any involvement. Last…
North last, South falling in press freedom
North Korea remains the country with the least press freedom in the world, according to the 2011 Press Freedom index from Washington, D.C., based Freedom House. The news isn’t a…
