Rights groups say Pyongyang imposed excessive and unnecessary measures during pandemic that made ‘already isolated country even more repressive’ ...

The first Western tourists to visit North Korea in five years have shared their experiences of what it was like.

A British traveler recently spoke about his rare experience being one of the first foreign tourists to visit North Korea in more than five years since the country reopened tourism.

In February 2024, North Korea accepted about 100 Russian tourists, the first foreign nationals to visit the country for sightseeing. That surprised many observers, who thought the first post-pandemic ...

North Korea closed its borders five years ago when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and they have remained shut ever since.

Kim Jong-un allowed foreign tourists into North Korea for the first time in five years today. The borders were closed in 2020 due to the Covid pandemic. Some tour operators crossed the border ...

SEOUL -Western tour agencies entered North Korea for the first time on Feb 13 since the end of the Covid-19 pandemic, the companies said, voicing hopes that the isolated country may soon reopen a ...

North Korea sealed itself off at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020 North Korea has stopped tourists from visiting, just weeks after the first Western tourists entered the country ...

SEOUL, Feb. 13 (UPI) --Representatives from two Western travel agencies crossed into North Korea Thursday for the first time since the isolated regime closed its borders five years ago at the ...

For most of the world, the dark days of Covid-19 feel like a distant memory. But not in North Korea, said Justin Martell, who just became the first known American to step foot inside the secretive ...

there have been signs that North Korea may be prepared to reopen to some foreign visitors for the first time in more than five years since the closure of its borders to tourism due to the COVID-19 ...