Sili Bank, also known as Korea 626 Shenyang Co., is a North Korean financial company that
provides email services in North Korea through its domain.
Sili Bank (' meaning "true profit" in both
Chinese
Chinese can refer to:
* Something related to China
* Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity
**''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation
** List of ethnic groups in China, people of ...
and
Korean
Korean may refer to:
People and culture
* Koreans, ethnic group originating in the Korean Peninsula
* Korean cuisine
* Korean culture
* Korean language
**Korean alphabet, known as Hangul or Chosŏn'gŭl
**Korean dialects and the Jeju language
** ...
) was established on September 12, 2001. Through its operation centre in Chilbosan Hotel in
Shenyang, China, it offered a limited email relay service to and from North Korea, where
Internet
The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a '' network of networks'' that consists of private, pub ...
access was and is scarce. It initially charged a fee per every email sent.
The Chilbosan Hotel has also served as a centre of North Korean computer hacking and cyber-warfare operations.
See also
*
Communications in North Korea
References
Further reading
Website offers email links to N. Korea (''
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid d ...
'', November 1, 2001)
North Korea opens door to e-mail (''
ITworld
International Data Group (IDG, Inc.) is a market intelligence and demand generation company focused on the technology industry. IDG, Inc.’s mission is centered around supporting the technology industry through research, data, marketing technol ...
'', November 6, 2001)
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External links
Sili Bank official site (in English, Korean, Simplified Chinese and Japanese)
{{Economy of North Korea
Banks of North Korea
Internet in North Korea