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December 26, 2024

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City of Pyongysong opens for foreigners

City located 35KM north-west of Pyongyang

The city of Pyongysong, located approximately 35km northwest of North Koreas's capital city, has opened to foreign tourists.

Koryo Tours, a Beijing based North Korea tour operator, announced Tuesday that the city had opened to tourism with attractions including a town square, Kim Jong Suk Higher middle school, Paeksong Revolutionary Site, and soon a plastic leather factory, beer factory, and schoolchildren's palace.

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