North Korea confirmed for the first time Monday that its troops were fighting alongside Russia in its war against Ukraine, saying they helped Moscow take back control of its Ukraine-controlled ...

The race, launched in 1981, initially took place annually in April to celebrate the birth of North Korea’s founding leader Kim Il Sung ... “A few weeks before, there were tours to Rason. I was ...

Pictures online show the stadium – where runners start and finish their race – filled with spectators, many of them cheering and waving gold-coloured paper flags. Pak Kum Dong, a North Korean runner .

Pictures online show the stadium - where runners start and finish their race - filled with spectators, many of them cheering and waving gold-coloured paper flags. Pak Kum Dong, a North Korean ...

The first western tourist to visit North Korea in five ... to a bar to try some North Korean beer called soju. Next Mike was invited to a secondary school in Rason to speak to some students ...

“Right now, our North Korea tour packages can’t be listed on major online travel platforms,” Wang said. “We can only sell them directly through personal networks.” (Header image: A view of a middle ...

However, reports now say that trips to North Korea, as of Thursday, have been canceled. "Just received news from our Korean partners that Rason is closed to everyone. We will keep you posted ...

Koryo Tours, a China-based agency specializing in North Korean tours, said on its website the previous day that "We have been informed that our tours to Rason are temporarily closed." The company ...

The Russian tourist groups were allowed to visit the North Korean capital of Pyongyang, but those from other nations are restricted to Rason, which is a port city on the Sea of Japan in ...

Tour group operators say the North Korean city of Rason has been closed to foreign visitors, following a recent trip there by 13 international tourists. North Korea has suspended foreign tourism ...

A group of Western tourists were treated to a surreal performance of North Korean schoolchildren dancing ... day trek to the Asian country’s remote Rason region last week. One tourist revealed ...