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Farm workers balk as Pyongyang pushes electronic payment cards

North Korean authorities are pressing South Pyongan province farm workers to load their savings onto electronic payment cards, saying the cashless shift will prevent lost money and make everyday transactions easier. Many farm workers, however, suspect a thinly veiled bid to pull private cash into state banks and track how money moves. The Mundok county […]

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