North Korea’s Android-based Samjiyon tablet is no longer to be sold to foreigners visiting North Korea, multiple sources in the country have told NK News.
Three separate sources, who requested anonymity due to sensitivities in speaking to media, said sales of Samjiyon tablet devices have been restricted to local citizens only, with one source adding the decision to stop foreign sales was because of tablets appearing for resale outside North Korea at significantly marked up prices.
“The sale of the tablet is restricted for foreigners because Chinese (tourists) were buying them and taking them
North Korea’s Android-based Samjiyon tablet is no longer to be sold to foreigners visiting North Korea, multiple sources in the country have told NK News.
Three separate sources, who requested anonymity due to sensitivities in speaking to media, said sales of Samjiyon tablet devices have been restricted to local citizens only, with one source adding the decision to stop foreign sales was because of tablets appearing for resale outside North Korea at significantly marked up prices.
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Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald is an Associate Fellow at RUSI who formerly worked on Project SANDSTONE and formerly a journalist and researcher who has focused uniquely on North Korea related topics and affairs. He was previously the COO of the Korea Risk Group, which produces the NK News and NK Pro. Specialising in this area, his investigations covered topics including North Korean sanctions evasion activities, domestic economic development and human rights.
