North Korean IT company releases new Chinese language learning app

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North Korean IT company releases new Chinese language learning app

Kyemyong Technology Development Company also known to have developed antivirus software, weight management app

Jeongmin Kim April 30, 2020

North Korean IT company releases new Chinese language learning app

DPRK Today

A North Korean company has developed a new smartphone app to help users learn Chinese in their spare time, an externally-focused state media outlet reported on Thursday.

The language education apps, named "Chinese Vocabulary Study" 1 and 2, were reportedly recently developed by "Pyongyang Kyemyong Technology Development Company," the DPRK Today website said.

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