Online shopping has arrived in North Korea, though it's as isolated from the rest of the world as the country itself, and the vast majority of North Koreans lack the technology to use it.
The state-run site, called Okryu, offers a range of products including food and medicines, according to official news agency KCNA. While it says the site is "aimed at promoting convenience for the people", it's not clear how many will actually be able to use it, as internet access is extremely limited outside of elite circles. Some people can use the country's own state-controlled intranet - known as Kwangmyong - via their smartphones, but computers are prohibitively expensive for the average worker and ownership requires government approval.
It's impossible to say how popular the new site is or if the average North Korean shopper is even aware of it. The site's managers haven't announced statistics about page views, unique users or sales.
As of 2013, the ordinary mobile phone and intelligent mobile phone users increased to about 2000000, penetration rate reached almost every ten people have a mobile phone.South Korea, "Central Daily" report, Pyongyang Park Department Store 2006 opened a shopping site in North China Network "Guangming", but the content of the website is similar to the shopping list, "jade stream" website shows North Korea upgrade information technology and financial system.
At the same time, in the north, the frequency of credit card use increases gradually, more and more people are beginning to use a prepaid card, the same to the North Korean residents of online shopping provides a convenient.
