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• ↓ All Change for North Korean Phone Numbers
• ↓ Why do punishments differ when North Koreans are caught with foreign content?
• ↓ North Korea Taps India for Smartphones
• ↓ Mixed messages on electronic evidence
• ↓ The logistics of funding North Korean e-wallets
• ↓ North Korea’s Fold and Flip Phones for the Wealthy
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"North Korea changed its national telephone numbering system last year, but the change wasn’t mentioned in any North Korean media accessible outside the country. The reason for the change is unclear, but such changes typically take place because of network modernization and to facilitate future expansion. Usually such a major change would receive wide media coverage to avoid user confusion, but North Korea treats telephone numbers as sensitive information, so it’s likely details of the change were only disseminated through internal media channels. These include the “Third Radio Network” which connects via fixed wire into North Korean homes precisely for…"

"Getting reliable information out of North Korea is difficult so analysts often must rely on a drip feed of reports and anecdotes to understand what’s happening in the country beyond state media reporting. This often leads to contradictory information. The answer is usually nuanced and is not well understood outside the country. During a recent event at The Stimson Center with a panel of three North Korean escapees, we were asked about the apparent discrepancies in punishments for those caught consuming foreign media. There are reports of people being executed, but also of people given warnings with no further punishment.…"

"North Korean smartphone brand Phurunhanal Electronics appears to have sourced one of its latest phones from the Indian company Lava International. This represents the first time a phone on sale inside North Korea has been linked to a non-Chinese manufacturer. The smartphone market inside the country has expanded quickly in the last three years with many new brands coming…"

"As digitization spreads in North Korea, so does the need for different sectors of the economy to accommodate it or catch up. That includes the legal field where discussion of electronic evidence has begun. In the most recent edition of 38 North’s NK Briefing, I wrote about how the Journal of Kim Il Sung University (Jurisprudence) had introduced…"

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All Change for North Korean Phone Numbers

Why do punishments differ when North Koreans are caught with foreign content?

North Korea Taps India for Smartphones

Mixed messages on electronic evidence

The logistics of funding North Korean e-wallets

North Korea’s Fold and Flip Phones for the Wealthy