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Three Things To Read from November 2025
This month covers the fallout from foreign radio shutdowns, how North Korea’s internet connections work, and the possible arrival of spam text messages in the DPRK.
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North Korea’s first multi-channel IPTV service apparently launched
Manbang has launched North Korea’s first multi-channel IPTV service, offering 20 channels of live television across the country’s internal data network.
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Inside Pyongyang’s new gaming center
Photos of Kim Jong Un’s newly toured gaming center in Pyongyang reveal over 149 stations equipped with Asus ROG gaming hardware and foreign computer games.
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Three things to read, from October 2025
This month’s reading covers North Korea’s new app-based grain voucher system, a report on cyber operations, and a detailed look at a domestically made feature phone.
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A Visual Look at Smartphone Penetration in North Korea
Estimating smartphone use in North Korea is notoriously difficult, but a visual analysis of available data offers the clearest picture yet of mobile penetration.
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The Importance of Foreign Information Access in North Korea
Dramatic cuts to foreign broadcasts targeting North Korea have raised urgent questions about how citizens will access outside information in the years ahead.
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A Nascent Fintech Industry Appears in Pyongyang
A nascent fintech sector is emerging in Pyongyang, with competing e-wallet apps enabling cashless payments, currency exchange, and ticket purchases via smartphone.
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Three things to read, from September 2025
This month covers a new Pyongyang LAN gaming center operating under strict surveillance, more foreign radio broadcasts halted, and evolving North Korean IT worker tactics.
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Three things to read, from August 2025
This month’s NK TechLab reading list covers North Korea’s replacement of Chinese computers at government offices and intensifying crackdowns on information leakage.
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North Korea retargets radio jamming
North Korea retargeted its radio jamming operations after South Korea’s NIS stopped its broadcasts, now focusing on civilian-run stations like KBS and Voice of Freedom.
