February 17th - North Korea reopens to tourists this week

An exclusive for you today. After five years of closure to tourists, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea will receive its first Western visitors this week. As Simon Cockerell, general manager of Koryo Tours has been telling me, only a small and remote region, Rason, will initially open.

NB: The Foreign Office warns against visiting North Korea.

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