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Kang Tae-jun
Tae-jun Kang is the former NK News East Asia Correspondent. Prior to writing, he worked as a riot police officer in South Korea for two years.
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News North Korean news service adds share button for SK messenger appThe DPRK's Uriminzokkiri news outlet allows users to share content using South Korean app Kakao Talk
North Korean affiliated media outlet Uriminzokkiri has allowed users to share its contents via South Korean mobile messenger application Kakao Talk. As of March, users can share Uriminzokkiri’s contents via Kakao Talk, and the share function only can be seen on its mobile website. Kakao Talk was released in 2010 by Kakao Corp, is one of the most influential mobile messengers in Asia, with around 140 million users, comprising 93% of the continent’s smartphone user base, according to Lee Seok-woo, co-representative of Kakao Corp. Uriminzokkiri first allowed its users to share the contents via SNS in 2011. Users are © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |