North Korea News

South Korea's decision to jail an artist for sarcastic tweets on North Korea points to governments' growing concerns about Twitter as a tool for political dissent.

North Korea declared cell phone use a punishable offense, as citizens of the isolated country increasingly risk using mobile devices to connect with the outside world.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's death surprised the world, which had no warning via social networks, testifying to his country's success at controlling the flow of digital information.

North Korea will soon boast one million cell phone users, just four years after people were imprisoned for possessing handsets, illustrating mobile technology's effect on the isolated, authoritarian country.

Cell phone usage continues to rise in North Korea, highlighting the challenges and dangers of broadening mobile communications in a closed society.

North Korea has been confiscating cell phones, concerned that the devices may allow protestors to coordinate uprisings and harm the isolated country's delicate political climate.

North Korea is experiencing a surge in mobile phone use, but phones will fall under the watchful eye of a government anxious to stop the flow of information from the outside world.