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Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji was a senior NK News correspondent based in Seoul. She previously worked for Reuters TV.
North Korea’s Arirang Information Technology Exchange Company has released a preview of its new Arirang 171 smartphone, in a promotional video carried by the state-run outlet the DPRK Today.
The phone is the fifth in the Arirang line of North Korean smartphones to appear in state media and will reportedly be released “before long.”