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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

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.

It is aimed at both students and workers, the report said, teaching the 11,000 most-used Chinese words and offering tips on their pronunciation, a search function, and self-assessment quiz sections.

The company that developed the new app also recently released software aimed at helping women lose weight