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 leader Kim Jong Il, one of North Korea's biggest holidays.

President Trump on Friday said the U.S. will have relations with North Korea, touting his personal relationship with Kim Jong Un, who rules the nuclear-armed country with an iron fist and has

The dictator, eager to shut out the influence of Hollywood and K-pop, has been exalting a “shock brigade” of 300,000 teens and 20-somethings drafted into flood reconstruction.

This marks the first time North Korea has opened its borders to international tourism since January 2020. Tourists will be invited to Rason and have the opportunity to pay their respects to Kim Jong Il.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected a facility that produces nuclear material and called for bolstering the country’s nuclear capability, state media reported on Wednesday. The report of Kim’s visit suggests a continued emphasis on an expansion of North Korea’s nuclear arsenal,

On Monday, tensions escalated between Pyongyang and Washington. Marco Rubio, US Secretary of State, called North Korea a “rogue state”. It's the first warning North Korea has sent to the United States since Donald Trump became president.