North Korea, Kim Jong-il

North Korea reopens to tourists just in time for late leader Kim Jong Il's birthday
The first tour is set to take place between Feb. 12 and 18, during which time major celebrations are planned for the birthday of the country's late leader Kim Jong Il, one of North Korea's biggest holidays.
North Korea begins celebrations for late former leader Kim Jong-il's birthday
North Korea has begun celebrations for the anniversary of late former leader Kim Jong-il's birthday, a national holiday, by opening a commemorative photo exhibition, according to state media on Tuesday.
North Korea opens weird attraction to tourists - a sea cucumber farm
North Korea could soon be opening up to tourists once again after five years of closer boarders - with tours including visits to a food processing factory and a sea cucumber farm
Operators plan tour to North Korea ahead of late Kim’s birthday
Koryo Tours opens bookings for North Korean border city trips to celebrate Kim Jong Il's birthday post-pandemic.
Bookings for North Korea 'Kim Jong Il' birthday tours are now open
Beijing-based travel agency, Koryo Tours, said the February tour in Rason would be "the first trip back to North Korea since the borders closed in January 2020"
North Korea to organise border city tour to celebrate former leader Kim Jong-il’s birthday
Tour operators said in January that the North would reopen Rason, a city on the border with China, to foreign tourists, five years after Pyongyang sealed its frontiers in response to Covid-19
China travel agency offers North Korea tour from February
A Chinese agency is offering tours to North Korea to mark late leader Kim Jong Il's birthday. But it's not clear whether the isolated country's borders are open to tourists and whether the trips will be possible.
N. Korea begins celebrations for late former leader Kim Jong-il's birthday
North Korea has begun celebrations for the anniversary of late former leader Kim Jong-il's birthday, a national holiday, by opening a commemorative photo exhibition, according to state media on Tuesday.
North Korea Reopens to Tourists Just in Time for Late Leader’s Birthday
North Korea is opening up to foreign tourists for the first time since it sealed its borders in 2020 during the pandemic. Beijing-based Koryo Tours will host $720 tours of Rason, a city in the country’s northeast,
North Korea 'Kim Jong Il' Birthday Tours To Open: Tour Agency
A tour operator said it had opened bookings for trips to a North Korean border city to celebrate former leader Kim Jong Il's birthday, offering foreign tourists the first chance to visit since the pandemic.
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