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China’s foldable smartphones: Kim Jong Un likely has one, but rest of the world will have to wait
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attending the test firing of a new intercontinental ballistic missile on July 12. On the table was a foldable phone.
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BEIJING - When a photograph of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at an intercontinental ballistic missile test launch was released in July, netizens and intelligence officials alike scrutinised it for another device: a foldable phone on the table next to him.
The conclusion by South Korea’s National Intelligence Service was that it is likely a Chinese model,
