A major surge in Chinese tourist numbers visiting North Korea has resumed, travel industry specialists told NK News, following a period from mid-August to mid-September during which PRC nationals almost completely stopped visiting the country.
Hundreds of Chinese tourists are now arriving in Pyongyang each day, with "up to a thousand or more on some days," said Koryo Tours General Manager Simon Cockerell on Wednesday.
A major surge in Chinese tourist numbers visiting North Korea has resumed, travel industry specialists told NK News, following a period from mid-August to mid-September during which PRC nationals almost completely stopped visiting the country.
Hundreds of Chinese tourists are now arriving in Pyongyang each day, with "up to a thousand or more on some days," said Koryo Tours General Manager Simon Cockerell on Wednesday.
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