North Korea to reopen to tourists

North Korea reopens to tourists just in time for late leader Kim Jong Il's birthday
For the first time in over five years, foreign tourists can now visit North Korea, just in time for late leader Kim Jong Il's birthday celebrations.
North Korea ‘Kim Jong Il’ birthday tours to open: Tour agency
Itineraries on offer also included visiting North Korean factories, schools and a bank. Read more at straitstimes.com.
North Korea’s experimental capitalist city is about to open to tourists (but there’s a catch)
A remote part of North Korea is set to reopen to tourists this month, the first organised tour open to international visitors since the country’s borders closed in January 2020.
North Korea to reopen to tourists after more than five years
North Korea is tentatively reopening its country to tourism following the closure of its borders during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. A tour operator has begun reopening bookings to see Rason, a city that neighbors the countries of China and Russia,
Bizarre 'attractions' on offer in North Korea as country reopens to tourists
Tourists will be able to visit North Korea for the first time in more than five years, as the country opens its borders for a special tour to coincide with Kim Jong-Il's birthday
First foreign tourists since pandemic invited to celebrate Kim Jong Il's birthday in North Korea
Koryo Tours, a Beijing-based tour operator, has opened bookings for trips to Rason to celebrate Kim Jong Il's birthday. "This tour will take you to the must-see sites in Rason, No
Anadolu Ajansi2h
Zelenskyy claims North Korean soldiers 'fleeing' frontline in Russia's Kursk region
Ukrainian president highlights incursion into Kursk region, alleged Russian losses, London's continued support in talks with ...
The Mirror US on MSN1d
North Korean soldier's desperate two requests after being captured fighting in Ukraine
A North Korean soldier captured fighting for Russia in Ukraine last month reportedly made just two requests to his captors - ...
Preoccupied with its troops in Russia, North Korea unlikely to embrace Trump’s overture soon
North Korea has lashed out at U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio for calling it a “rogue” state and warned that such remarks ...
North Korean troops pulled back from frontline after heavy losses, Ukrainian officials say
North Korean troops have not been seen on the frontlines in Russia’s Kursk region for several weeks, a Ukrainian military ...
At CJ ENM's Visionary tribute, border tale that changed Korean cinema
Park Chan-wook and cast reunite to mark 'Joint Security Area' In the autumn of 2000, as South Korea and North Korea engaged ...
Inside the operations that took captive 2 North Korean soldiers fighting Ukraine
When Ukrainian soldiers captured two North Korean prisoners of war last month, it provided the first undeniable proof of Pyongyang’s direct involvement in the war against Ukraine.
Inquirer on MSN2d
N. Korea troops not in combat in Russia’s Kursk since mid-Jan – Seoul
North Korean soldiers previously fighting alongside Russia’s army on the Kursk front line appear not to have been engaged in ...
Korea Joongang Daily on MSN2d
North Korean defectors arriving in South rose 20% in 2024, says Unification Ministry
The number of North Korean defectors who arrived in South Korea reached 236 in 2024, up by 20.4 percent compared to the previous year, according to the Unification Ministry on Tuesday.