Tag: tourism
Ten questions on North Korea with Daily NK President Lee Kwang...
This year has seen a wide range of developments in North Korean affairs. From a major shift in North Korea's unification policy to a...
N. Korea orders provinces to renovate tourist sites to promote tourism
North Korea recently ordered local authorities throughout the country to renovate tourist sites and aggressively promote travel destinations, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking on condition...
N. Korea accelerates efforts to revitalize tourism industry
North Korea has recently been making plans to revitalize its tourism industry, one of the few legal avenues for the regime to earn foreign...
N. Hamgyong Province is developing Mt. Chilbo into a “world-class” tourist...
North Hamgyong Province authorities are working hard to turn Mt. Chilbo into a popular tourist destination, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking on condition of anonymity...
Yanggang Province’s party committee discusses various tourism initiatives
In an expanded meeting, the Yanggang Province Party Committee discussed organizing tourism projects to follow up on the adoption of a new tourism law,...
N. Korea turns to domestic tourism to boost foreign currency earnings
North Korea has continued to keep its borders closed even after the worldwide end of the COVID-19 pandemic, making it impossible for foreign tourists...
N. Korean government orders Rason to speed up transformation into tourist...
North Korea’s central government recently handed down a directive to increase the Rason Free Economic Zone’s level of urbanization with a view to transform...
What’s become of the Wonsan-Kalma Coastal Tourist Zone during the pandemic?
Editor’s note: It’s already been 10 years since Kim Jong Un officially assumed leadership in North Korea. For the past decade, he has prioritized...
N. Korea may reuse scrap iron from the demolition of Hotel...
With North Korea moving quickly to demolish South Korean facilities in the Mt. Kumgang tourism zone, there is speculation that the authorities may reuse...
North Korea crawls forward with plan to demolish S. Korean facilities...
North Korea may have begun demolishing the Hotel Haegumgang and other South Korean facilities in the Mt. Kumgang tourist zone, but a Daily NK...
