North Korea appears to be purposefully cutting a communication link with South Korea as it ratchets up tensions by testing new weapons and denouncing ... North Korea Cuts Phone Link With South, ...

A two-way phone line connects representatives of both North and South Korea for logistical and diplomatic purposes. It is normally used twice daily – at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Iran escalates domestic repression following Israel conflict, with experts warning of a North Korea-style model as citizens ...

The device was smuggled out of North Korea by Daily NK, a Seoul-based media outlet specializing in North Korean affairs. After examining the phone, the BBC confirmed that the censorship mechanisms ...

A smuggled phone has revealed the extreme extent of North Korea's censorship under Kim Jong Un, where everything South Korean is banned, phones autocorrect words, internet access is blocked, and ...

Phone calls and internet activity are monitored by ‘Bureau 27’ in North Korea’s State Security Department. The unit specialises in covert intelligence, and uses sophisticated equipment to detect ...

Samsung smartphones provided to North Korean Olympic athletes may have gone missing during the 2024 Paris Games.. On Thursday, South Korean officials alerted the U.N. Security Council that Samsung ...

North Korea did not participate in the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo in 2021 because of a self-imposed COVID-19 lockdown, and the IOC then barred the country from participating in the 2022 Winter ...

Up to 7 million North Koreans use cell phones daily, and WiFi networks have sharply expanded in recent years as the mobile devices increasingly became a key tool for market activity in the ...