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.
North Korea dismantling facility near border for separated families, Seoul says
North Korea is dismantling a facility at its Mount Kumgang resort used for hosting meetings between families separated after the Korean War, South Korea said on Thursday, in the latest sign of ...
Foreign tour operators return to North Korea ahead of possible reopening
Representatives from two Western travel agencies crossed into North Korea Thursday for the first time since the isolated ...
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North Korean international gains belie its domestic struggles
The diverging trajectories of North Korea’s state and society over the last year are striking. The government has reaped ...
New Hampshire bill would ban foreign land ownership near military sites
A group of New Hampshire Republicans want to ban China, Russia or other geopolitical adversaries from buying up land near ...
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Christina Chapman’s $17M Fraud Scheme Funneled Millions to North Korea
Christina Marie Chapman, a 48-year-old woman from Litchfield Park, Arizona, has pleaded guilty in federal court for her role in a scheme that funneled millions of dollars to North Korea. Over the ...
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North Korea Is Sending a Second Wave of Soldiers to Ukraine. Here’s Why.
Pyongyang would seem to have little reason to send its own people to risk their lives in the Russia-Ukraine War. But these ...
North Korea opens up to tourists after five years with tours to little-known port city
The first trip to depart for Rason is a “Return of North Korean Tourism Tour” for 20 tourists on 12 February. In honour of ...
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What Will South Korea’s Post-Yoon Foreign Policy Look Like?
With the passing of “engagement,” the mood had darkened considerably in Seoul, mirroring a new, bellicose swagger evident ...
Swedish school mass killing victims included Syrians and a Bosnian
Syrian and Bosnian embassies confirmed Thursday that people from their countries were among the ten people killed in Sweden's ...
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North Korea tightens surveillance of citizens for possession of outside info: UN human rights report
This captured image shows the latest report from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on North ... citizens ...
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.