North Korea

Since the heartwarming handshake between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, everyone thought that the world’s most isolated country is finally opening its gates to tourists. And investors are taking interest.

Tourists are not being deterred from visiting the Pacific island of Guam, despite North Korean threats to drop bombs close to the US territory. The island, which forms part of the Micronesian archipelago, attracted approximately 1.5 million international visitors last year, the vast majority of which came from Japan and South Korea. And the Associated […]

The chief organiser of the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea has offered to open a land route for North Korean athletes if they decide to compete south of the border. The Yonhap news agency reported Lee Hee-beom, head of the Winter Olympics’ organising committee, as saying that North Koreans would be welcome at the […]

A new passenger ferry service has been launched connecting Russia with North Korea. The ferry docked in Vladivostok for the first time on Thursday and will now operate weekly between the Russian Pacific port and the North Korean city of Rajin. Reuters reports that the ferry service is being pitched at Chinese tourists wanting to […]

Air China has suspended some of its flights to the North Korea, as tensions between Pyongyang and the rest of the world start to simmer. Initially, China’s state-run broadcaster, CCTV, said that all Air China flights connecting Beijing and Pyongyang, the two countries’ seats of government, had been cancelled indefinitely. No reason was provided. But […]

The half-bother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been killed in a suspected assassination at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. The incident occurred on Monday morning, when Kim Jong-nam – also known as Kim Chol and the eldest son of the late despot Kim Jong-il – was attempting to board a flight to Macau. Malaysia’s […]