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Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji was a senior NK News correspondent based in Seoul. She previously worked for Reuters TV.
A North Korean company recently released a new entirely domestically produced smartphone with "improved convenience and safety," the state-run DPRK Today reported over the weekend.
The “Jindallae 3” smartphone - named after a type of Korean rhododendron – was recently developed by the DPRK's Mangyongdae Information Technology Corporation, according to the report.