Digital Divide: Mobile Lives of Two Koreas

Phones on Wheels: North Korea’s Markets in Motion


Listen Later

The fourth episode of Digital Divide examines the rise of servi-cha, North Korea’s semi-private transport vehicles. The spread of cell phones, combined with a nationwide road-based network, has sparked a logistics revolution—enabling real-time coordination among drivers, merchants, brokers, fuel traders, and even checkpoint officials.


This video/podcast series is sponsored by the UniKorea Foundation. 


❤️ Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/aQnkVF6l6Nc 

📱 Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/gwiks.elliott.gwu 

🔑 Check out UniKorea Foundation: https://www.unikoreafoundation.org/unikoreafoundation/ 

🇰🇷 Check out GW Institute for Korean Studies: https://gwiks.elliott.gwu.edu/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Digital Divide: Mobile Lives of Two KoreasBy Grace Lee