Not quite the first live TV broadcast from Pyongyang
On Wednesday evening, viewers of Rossiya 1’s “60 минут” (60 Minutes) saw a rare live report from Pyongyang. Reporter Olga Skabeyeva was in the North Korean capital to cover Russian…
Articles by Martyn Williams
NHK radio closure might open a new broadcast pathway to North Korea
Japan’s public broadcaster is planning to close one of its two national mediumwave radio networks in 2026, according to a report in the Asahi Shimbun daily. The newspaper said NHK…
Agricultural Drones in North Korea
Over the last few years, North Korea appears to have been trying to drive more science and innovation into its agricultural sector. Much of that innovation has occurred at the…
Support for accessing North Korean media polled in South Korea
Just over half of 1,000 South Koreans surveyed support the ability to watch North Korean television, according to an annual survey on reunification matters that was published this week by…
North Korea Launches New Civilian Satellite Push
North Korea appears to have launched a broad project to develop civilian satellite technology and will meet quarterly to assess its progress. The project was disclosed last week when state…
North Korea’s Anti-Epidemic Robot
A North Korean company has produced a robot for epidemic prevention. The device is advertised in the latest Foreign Trade magazine and is essentially an Android tablet with attached sensors…
Russian citizen charged over exports to North Korea
The U.S. Government has indicted a Russian citizen over exports of sensitive technology to North Korea. Ilya Balakaev is chief executive officer of Radiotester LLC, a Moscow-based company that repairs…
What to make of the “North Korean Life” TikTok channel
A new social media account purporting to be from North Korea almost certainly isn’t. The “North Korean Life” channel appeared on TikTok over the weekend and quickly amassed 121,000 followers….
New Android OS delayed in North Korea, says report
North Korean authorities have delayed a roll-out of a new operating system for Android smartphones.
