North Korea Tech » The Guardian http://www.northkoreatech.org Tue, 30 Dec 2014 04:52:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1 North Korea launches tourist website – although border remains closed http://www.northkoreatech.org/2014/12/03/north-korea-launches-tourist-website-although-border-remains-closed/ http://www.northkoreatech.org/2014/12/03/north-korea-launches-tourist-website-although-border-remains-closed/#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2014 17:22:24 +0000 http://www.northkoreatech.org/?p=6633
A month after foreign visitors are barred because of Ebola fears, dprktoday.com tries to lure tourists with pictures of smiling children and short-range missiles By Maeve Shearlaw, The Guardian. North Korea’s border is still closed because of Ebola, but that hasn’t stopped the country launching a website to promote itself as a destination for foreign tourists.…
 
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]]> http://www.northkoreatech.org/2014/12/03/north-korea-launches-tourist-website-although-border-remains-closed/feed/ 0 North Korea Tech Calling comrade Kim: dos and don’ts of using a mobile phone in North Korea http://www.northkoreatech.org/2014/09/30/calling-comrade-kim-dos-and-donts-of-using-a-mobile-phone-in-north-korea/ http://www.northkoreatech.org/2014/09/30/calling-comrade-kim-dos-and-donts-of-using-a-mobile-phone-in-north-korea/#comments Mon, 29 Sep 2014 16:33:55 +0000 http://www.northkoreatech.org/?p=6553
As mobiles become a must-have for the country’s elite, a cultural magazine has reportedly released some guidance on basic etiquette for the connected classes. #104634123 / gettyimages.com By Maeve Shearlaw, The Guardian. North Korea is not thought of as the most tech-savvy country in the world. The state tightly controls the flow of information into, out…
 
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]]> http://www.northkoreatech.org/2014/09/30/calling-comrade-kim-dos-and-donts-of-using-a-mobile-phone-in-north-korea/feed/ 0 North Korea Tech North Korea: ‘popular masses enjoy genuine human rights’ http://www.northkoreatech.org/2014/09/15/north-korea-popular-masses-enjoy-genuine-human-rights/ http://www.northkoreatech.org/2014/09/15/north-korea-popular-masses-enjoy-genuine-human-rights/#comments Mon, 15 Sep 2014 14:53:33 +0000 http://www.northkoreatech.org/?p=6543
Pyongyang issues 50,000 word report hitting back at international criticism of its human rights record, accusing the west of ‘false and reactionary’ agenda to interfere with state sovereignty. #457356303 / gettyimages.com By Maeve Shearlaw, The Guardian. North Korea has published a 50,000-word report hitting back at international criticism of restrictions on freedoms in the country and…
 
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]]> http://www.northkoreatech.org/2014/09/15/north-korea-popular-masses-enjoy-genuine-human-rights/feed/ 1 North Korea Tech How the media circus reported North Korea’s pro-wrestling throwdown http://www.northkoreatech.org/2014/09/06/how-the-media-circus-reported-north-koreas-pro-wrestling-throwdown/ http://www.northkoreatech.org/2014/09/06/how-the-media-circus-reported-north-koreas-pro-wrestling-throwdown/#comments Sat, 06 Sep 2014 09:20:30 +0000 http://www.northkoreatech.org/?p=6513
When the isolated country hosted dozens of reporters, athletes and minor celebrities at its International Pro-Wrestling Contest in Pyongyang at the weekend, opinions on the experience were mixed to say the least. We took a look at the coverage. #453894502 / gettyimages.com By Maeve Shearlaw, The Guardian Pyongyang is recovering from its International Pro-Wrestling Contest…
 
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By Tara Conlan, TheGuardian.com BBC News should consider partnerships with foreign broadcasters and look at launching new services, such as radio news for North Korea or a TV channel in Africa, according to a report. Sir Howard Stringer’s report, commissioned by BBC head of news James Harding, offers a range of recommendations to expand its…
 
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