The measure for visits to the Rason special economic zone comes as North Korea aims to boost its tourism revenue.

A British tourist who was the first from his country to visit North Korea since the pandemic five years ago has revealed some ...

Multiple companies that run group tours of North Korea have begun offering trips to the Rason special economic zone, marking the return of foreign tourists to the North for the first time since ...

Rason, established in 1991 as a special economic zone to attract foreign investment, was never as popular a destination as the capital Pyongyang, which remains closed to all but Russian tourists.

North Korean troops in Russia might be the reason. Non-Russian tourists had been granted access only to the Rason Special Economic Zone in the northeast, which did not feature any significant ...

But now, a limited number of tour operators are being welcomed back into the country’s Rason Special Economic Zone. Rason, established in 1991 to attract foreign investment, was never as popular ...

A small group of foreign tourists has visited North Korea in the past week, making them the first international travellers to enter the country in five years except for a group of Russian tourists who ...

Beijing-based tour operators are the first to lead groups into the reclusive nation’s Rason Special Economic Zone, which borders Russia and China. Pasquali told CNA: “I got a phone call saying ...