North Korea, COVID-19 pandemic

North Korea has reopened to Western tourists for the first time since the pandemic
A guide who took some of the first foreigners to North Korea in five years told BI that he had tourists from the UK, Jamaica, and Germany.
Western tourists return to North Korea for first time since pandemic border closures
Tours of Western travellers are due to enter the North Korean border city of Rason today for the first time since borders were closed at the start of the COVID pandemic in early 2020.
A holiday to North Korea is ‘like a school trip’ says operator behind new tour as isolated nation reopens
As North Korea prepares to reopen to Western visitors, the leading tour operator to the isolated state has described a journey there as “like a school trip”. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
North Korea reopens to tourists, including Singapore visitors
While Russian tourists have been allowed to enter North Korea since February 2024, given warming ties between Moscow and Pyongyang, the country has remained closed to all other travellers, including Chinese tourists, who accounted for as much as 90 per cent of its tourist arrivals before the pandemic.
North Korea opens for Western tourists
North Korea let Western tourists visit for the first time since 2020. But there are ethical issues around taking a vacation in an autocratic nation. The post North Korea opens for Western tourists appeared first on The World from PRX.
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North Korea slams US and Asian rivals for pursuing ‘absurd’ plans to denuclearize North
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North Korea Tourism Comes One Step Closer
North Korea closed its borders five years ago when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and they have remained shut ever since.
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North Korea's Kim attends groundbreaking ceremony for offshore fish farm, urges regional economic development: KCNA
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US Ally Responds to North Korea Threat With 'Bunker Buster' Missile
North Korea's long-range artilleries, which can strike South Korea's capital Seoul, are hidden in caves and tunnels.