Updated at 2010 KST: To clarify, the article was featured in the online version of the Rodong Sinmun on January 26, but not printed in the paper edition that day

One of North Korea’s growing online shopping malls was featured in ruling party outlet Rodong Sinmun over the weekend, promoting abilities to purchase goods and services through the mobile intranet and plans to complete the e-payment function “in the near term.”

The mention of the Manmulsang platform, produced by the Yonphung Commercial IT Company, represents a first in the Rodong, though it has been previously covered numerous times in