SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — KakaoTalk, Korea’s most popular mobile messenger application, is widely used by North Koreans. According to Radio Free Asia, an American non-profit news media broadcast in nine Asian languages for audiences in six countries including North Korea, on August 1 quoting a North Korean defector named “Hyun” who is in contact [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Would you believe that stilettos are in vogue in North Korea? “Chosun Shinbo,” the newspaper for the Pro-Pyongyang Federation of Korean Residents in Japan, printed an article on July 30, introducing “Botong-Gang Shoe Factory” and reporting that shoes with elaborate designs are gaining popularity among young North Korean women recently. The trend today among [...]
SEOUL, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) – An ICT competition will be held to penetrate North Korea’s severely controlled information network and send in outside information of the “free world.” According to Radio Free Asia, the Human Rights Foundation, a North Korea human rights group, will hold a “hackathon” event, competing participants’ skills bypassing North Korea’s [...]
SEOUL, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea is caught in a vicious circle largely because of its severe food shortage problems, according to local forest expert’s recently published book. In a book titled “The Loss of North Korea’s Forests Turning the Korean Peninsula into Desert,” written by Kim Seong-il, a professor of forest science [...]
SEOUL, South Korea, July 23 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Security and Public Administration said on July 22 that it would hire a total of 11 government employees from former North Korean residents who have defected to the south. The 11 job openings include five general administration positions with the Ministry of Employment and [...]