Tag: tourism
North Korea expands mandatory HIV testing to service workers
North Korea has expanded mandatory HIV testing beyond travelers entering and leaving the country. The policy now covers hotel, restaurant and department store workers...
With North Korea tourism stalled, China agencies push business visas instead
As hopes fade for a resumption of Chinese group tours to North Korea, travel agencies are pivoting to a new product this year: business...
Chinese travel agencies cool on North Korea tourism restart
Chinese travel agencies that spent months marketing North Korea tour packages amid warming China-North Korea ties are now urging prospective customers to wait for...
North Korea pushes tourism but struggling people say survival comes first
North Korean authorities are pushing organized domestic tourism ahead of summer 2026, but ordinary North Korean people facing economic hardship are responding with near-total...
North Korea’s showcase coastal resort is turning into a symbol of...
Interest in North Korea's Wonsan Kalma Coastal Tourist Zone is rising sharply ahead of the summer season in 2026, with word-of-mouth praise from visitors...
Xi’s North Korea visit fuels Chinese tourism revival hopes
Chinese travel agencies began promoting North Korea tourism packages in June, capitalizing on Chinese President Xi Jinping's first visit to Pyongyang in seven years...
North Korea issues new tourism directives in Rason ahead of possible...
North Korea's Rason city party committee has issued new operational directives to the heads of state-run international travel agencies and foreign currency shops in...
North Korea resumes China transport links but clamps down on tourist...
North Korea resumed rail and air links with China in late March after a roughly six-year COVID-19 suspension, marking a significant development in North...
North Korea’s railway bridges: strategic assets linking China, Russia while severing...
North Korea's railway network and border railway bridges are more than just means of transportation — they are a strategic asset closely tied to...
Hongxiang Group executives return to Pyongyang years after U.S. froze assets...
Representatives from Chinese companies that previously dealt with North Korea recently visited the country, including a company that was sanctioned for providing supplies for...
