Rason became North Korea’s first SEZ in 1991 and has been a testing ground for new economic policies. It is home to the socialist country’s first legal marketplace and has a separate visa ...

North Korea has reopened its touristic border city of Rason near China after it was closed in 2020 at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a tour operator. "There has been news that ...

Located right on the Russian and Chinese borders, the Special Economic Zone of Rason is the only part of North Korea where capitalism is openly promoted. Here, residents can buy and sell houses ...

A China-based tour agency specializing in North Korean tours has opened bookings for travel programs to North Korea's ...

A North Korean city is welcoming foreign tourists for the first time in years. But will visitors actually be allowed in? Here ...

North Korea has reopened tourism in the special economic zone of its northeastern border city Rason to foreign tourists, the website of a China-based travel agency showed Friday. "North Korea has ...

Although China - with its vastly larger economy and deeper historic ties with North Korea - might seem the obvious driver of a recovery in Rason, experts say the country’s deepening cooperation ...

North Korea reopened its border city of Rason to foreign tourists for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, marking a cautious revival of the country's tourism sector. The first ...