North Korea has halted visits by foreign tourist groups to its Rason special economic zone in a decision that is said to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

with a limited number of tour operators set to lead visitors into the country’s Rason Special Economic Zone this week. Among the first to return was Australian tour manager Rowan Beard.

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 ...

North Korea is welcoming foreign tourists for the first time since closing its borders in January 2020 due to the Covid pandemic, with a limited number of tour operators set to lead visitors into the ...