North Korea is in the news recently.
Over the weekend, a South Korean naval vessel sunk in disputed waters leading some to suspect the North. 46 sailors are still missing and while an official investigation will take some time no one is discounting involvement on the part of the North Korean government.
South Korean Navy searches for survivors and inspects the wreckage.
Meanwhile on the ground, more North Korean civilians are using their cellphones to share information with the outside world. Though the information relayed is closer to facts regarding daily life more than state secrets, experts see these developments as encouraging signs of the technology's ability to cut across the barriers of even the most closed societies.
Much thanks to Yale thi[NK] for the heads-up.
The image is courtesy of Ahn Young-joon of AP.
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