The first tour is set to take place Feb. 12 to 18, when major celebrations are planned for the birthday of the country's late ...

February 16, known as the "Day of the Shining Star" in North Korea, commemorates the birthday of Kim Jong Il, who died in ...

Tour operators said in January that the North would reopen Rason, a city on the border with China, to foreign tourists, five ...

After years of being shrouded behind an impenetrable curtain, North Korea is finally planning to open its doors to foreign ...

A tour operator said today it had opened bookings for trips to a North Korean border city to celebrate former leader Kim Jong ...

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

It's the late leader Kim Jong Il's birthday celebrations ... the United States banned citizens from traveling to the country after the death of American student Otto Warmbier in 2017.

North Korea 'Kim Jong Il' birthday tours to open: tour agency A tour operator said Monday it had opened bookings for trips to a North Korean border city to celebrate former leader Kim Jong Il's ...

He was allowed to return to Pyongyang only after Kim Jong Il became confident that he had full control over the country. For nearly 30 years until his death, Kim Yong Ju had never made public ...

This marks the first time North Korea has opened its borders to international tourism since January 2020. Tourists will be ...

Koryo Tours opens bookings for North Korean border city trips to celebrate Kim Jong Il's birthday post-pandemic.