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Hermit Surfers of Pyongyang
Last week, North Korea was accused of launching a series of annoying DOS attacks on web pages across the planet. While doing some research on this story, I stumbled on ”Hermit Surfers of Pongyang” by...
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New papers from Johns Hopkins US-Korea Institute
The third edition of the SAIS U.S.-Korea Yearbook chronicles important developments in North and South Korea that characterized their relations with their allies and enemies in 2008. Each chapter was...
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DPRK IT update
According to the Korea IT Times: The number of science and technology institutions in North Korea is estimated to hover around 300; about 200 institutions have been officially confirmed. Therefore, the...
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DPRK’s Linux OS: Red Star
UPDATE 1: South Korea’s Science and Technology Policy Initiative (STPI) did some analysis of the DPRK’s “Red Star” (붉은 별) operating system. A PDF of the report can be found here (in Korean). STPI...
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German NGO worker on the DPRK
According to the Times of India: Economic sanctions by the United States and other western countries is actually strengthening the Kim Jong-il’s regime, a German social worker involved with a...
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The DPRK’s internet, business, and radio wars
Martyn Williams releases three DPRK stories this week all covering interesting issues… North Korea Moves Quietly onto the Internet North Korea, one of the world’s few remaining information black holes,...
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PUST update
Richard Stone writes in 38 North: The curtain is rising on a bold experiment to engage North Korea’s academic community—and possibly shape the country’s future. On October 25, 2010, Pyongyang...
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North Korea on the Cusp of Digital Transformation
The Nautilus Institute has published a new paper by Alexandre Mansurov on the DPRK’s communication and technology sectors. The press release and a link to the paper are below: PRESS RELEASE The DPRK...
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Apple iPads spotted in Pyongyang
Pictured above (Google Earth): Changwang street runs north from the Pyongyang Central Train Station to the Potonggang Gate–straight through the Workers’ Party Leadership Compound (AKA the “Forbidden...
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DPRK cooking web page launched
This week, KCNA announced the following: The Korean Association of Cooks has opened “Korean Dishes”, an Internet homepage. The homepage deals with common knowledge and theories on variety of dishes...
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DPRK detains another American (Kenneth Bae, Pae Jun Ho)
UPDATE 9 (2012-1-11): Retuers reports that Richardson delivered a letter for Bae: Richardson was unable meet with Korean-American Kenneth Bae, a 44-year-old tourist who was detained in North Korea late...
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DPRK launches cooking web site
According to KCNA (2013-1-16): Cooking Website Opened in DPRK Pyongyang, January 16 (KCNA) — The Korean Association of Cooks opened a website “Korean Dishes”. In this regard, KCNA met An Song Il, an...
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North Korea accelerating modernization of postal and communication sectors
Institute for Far Eastern Studies (IFES) 2013-9-27 North Korea is promoting the development of its postal and communication sectors. North Korea recently held the “National Communications Workers’...
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‘Okryu’ North Korean online shopping website gaining popularity
Institute for Far Eastern studies (IFES) According to the Japanese newspaper Choson Sinbo, a new online shopping mall in North Korea is enjoying popularity. “In Choson [North Korea] an e-commerce...
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New E-Commerce Website ‘Manmulsang’ Launched
Institute for Far Eastern Studies (IFES) 2016-12-7 A new shopping website, ‘Manmulsang’, has been launched in North Korea. The North Korean site, announced that there is “recently in our republic a new...
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Some Kwangmyong Intranet screen shots on KCTV
According to KCTV evening news (2018-1-31) [via KCNA Watch], the North Korean intranet service, Kwangmyong, is being managed by the Kwangmyong Information Technology Research Institute (광명정보기술연구원)...
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PUST update
Richard Stone writes in 38 North: The curtain is rising on a bold experiment to engage North Korea’s academic community—and possibly shape the country’s future. On October 25, 2010, Pyongyang...
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North Korea on the Cusp of Digital Transformation
The Nautilus Institute has published a new paper by Alexandre Mansurov on the DPRK’s communication and technology sectors. The press release and a link to the paper are below: PRESS RELEASE The DPRK...
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Apple iPads spotted in Pyongyang
Pictured above (Google Earth): Changwang street runs north from the Pyongyang Central Train Station to the Potonggang Gate–straight through the Workers’ Party Leadership Compound (AKA the “Forbidden...
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DPRK cooking web page launched
This week, KCNA announced the following: The Korean Association of Cooks has opened “Korean Dishes”, an Internet homepage. The homepage deals with common knowledge and theories on variety of dishes...
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