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 has reopened to Western tourists this week. Westerners can't visit Pyongyang, but they can go on tours to the Rason Special Economic Zone. A tour guide told BI his first group in years ...

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 ...

Westerners can't visit Pyongyang, but they can go on tours to the Rason Special Economic Zone. A tour guide told BI his first group in years included people from the UK, Australia, and Jamaica.

But on Thursday, Pyongyang allowed tour groups to visit the country's Rason Special Economic Zone, a region near the Russian and Chinese borders. On Thursday morning, Rowan Beard of Young Pioneer ...

But only the Rason Special Economic Zone (SEZ), located in the north-eastern part of the country bordering Russia and China, is being opened to tourists. Mr Beard’s agency will take about 10 ...

North Korea has abruptly suspended the entry of foreign tourists after reopening foreign tourism for the first time in about five years following COVID-19, according to tour agencies Thursday.