SEOUL--Once a North Korean experiment in limited capitalism, the Rason Special Economic Zone appears to be the epicenter of the isolated country’s growing cooperation with Russia, experts say ...

THE upcoming 11th Singapore-Malaysia Leaders’ Retreat next month will likely see significant announcements emerge on the progress of the proposed Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ ...

While the country’s 13 administrative divisions remain closed, Rason, which borders China and Russia, is the only zone to open. It’s a special economic zone, where its economic policies differ ...

The Yanggakdo Hote currently operates a “foreigners-only” casino on its premises and another at the Bipa Hotel in the Rason Special Economic Zone in the northeast of the country, close to the ...

The visit by the Western group was limited to the remote northeastern city of Rason, which the North Korean government has designated a special economic zone. During the trip, they visited ...

Beijing-based tour operators are the first to lead groups into the reclusive nation’s Rason Special Economic Zone, which borders Russia and China. Pasquali told CNA: “I got a phone call saying ...

But now, a limited number of tour operators are being welcomed back into the country’s Rason Special Economic Zone. Rason, established in 1991 to attract foreign investment, was never as popular ...

Westerners can't visit Pyongyang, but they can go on tours to the Rason Special Economic Zone. A tour guide told BI his first group in years included people from the UK, Australia, and Jamaica.

with a limited number of tour operators set to lead visitors into the country’s Rason Special Economic Zone this week. Among the first to return was Australian tour manager Rowan Beard.

North Korea is welcoming foreign tourists for the first time since closing its borders in January 2020 due to the Covid pandemic, with a limited number of tour operators set to lead visitors into the ...