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 and Korean) 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 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, November 1, 2001) North Korea opens door to e-mail (ITworld, November 6, 2001)
External links Sili Bank official site (in English, Korean, Simplified Chinese and Japanese)