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Foreigners can take own phones to N. Korea: report

Foreigners visiting North Korea can now take their own mobile phones into the country, Chinese state media reported Sunday, citing an employee with the operator of the country's mobile network.

Chinese tourists pose for photos at a golf course which has been closed for over three years at the Mount Kumgang international tourist zone in North Korea on September 1, 2011. Foreigners visiting North Korea can now take their own mobile phones into the country, Chinese state media reported Sunday, citing an employee with the operator of the country's mobile network.

A technician with Koryolink, the North Korean-Egyptian joint venture that operates the 3G phone network, told China's official Xinhua news agency that the move took effect on January 7.

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