Multiple Western travel agencies that organise tours to Rason, a city that lies near North Korea’s border with China, had posted updates last month detailing tours they had organised for foreign ...

North Korea has halted visits by foreign tourist groups to its Rason special economic zone in a decision that is said to reflect Pyongyang’s concerns over negative perceptions of the country ...

The construction follows North Korea's cautious reopening to tourism after five years of self-imposed isolation due to the Covid-19 pandemic. However, just weeks after the first Western tourists ...

With the cold winter weather subsiding and warm spring air approaching, the Korea Tourism Organization recommends five tourism spots to visit this spring from ... Those originally from North Korea ...

U.S. and South Korean troops honed their underground combat skills using drones and breaching tools as part of a recent large ...

This is not a far-fetched scenario, as one tourist from a recent trip to Rason wrote that he wished for “world peace” during a visit to North Korea-Russia Friendship House, and upset his host. As the ...

North Korea opens its border for western tourists to visit the secretive nation for the first time in five years.

which has been taking tourists to North Korea since 2008, also said the itinerary was less flexible and more structured this time round, but that new attractions have been added. Its marketing ...

Despite the chaperoning, Mike was able to spot snippets of real life ... these interactions bring a deeper purpose to North Korea tourism: "North Koreans get the chance to engage with foreigners.