North Korea to reopen to Chinese tourists as Pyongyang marathon revival looms



News North Korea to reopen to Chinese tourists as Pyongyang marathon revival looms Beijing-based travel agency offers 'time-travel' experience to Rason while calling on athletes to pre-register for race Anton Sokolin February 19, 2025 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Russian, Chinese and DPRK flags on China's side of the Tumen River in Jan. 2021 \| Image: NK News Chinese tourists are set to visit North Korea for the first time in five years next week, a Beijing-based travel agency announced amid anticipation that the Pyongyang International Marathon will resume in April after being suspended since 2019. The Zhixing Heyi tour company notified clients they could register from Monday for a four-day trip departing Feb. 24 to the Rason Special Economic Zone, marking what could be the first group of Chinese tourists to visit the country in five years. Chinese tourists are set to visit North Korea for the first time in five years next week, a Beijing-based travel agency announced amid anticipation that the Pyongyang International Marathon will resume in April after being suspended since 2019. The Zhixing Heyi tour company notified clients they could register from Monday for a four-day trip departing Feb. 24 to the Rason Special Economic Zone, marking what could be the first group of Chinese tourists to visit the country in five years. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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North Korea to reopen to Chinese tourists as Pyongyang marathon revival looms

Beijing-based travel agency offers 'time-travel' experience to Rason while calling on athletes to pre-register for race

Anton Sokolin February 19, 2025

North Korea to reopen to Chinese tourists as Pyongyang marathon revival looms

Russian, Chinese and DPRK flags on China's side of the Tumen River in Jan. 2021 | Image: NK News

Chinese tourists are set to visit North Korea for the first time in five years next week, a Beijing-based travel agency announced amid anticipation that the Pyongyang International Marathon will resume in April after being suspended since 2019.

The Zhixing Heyi tour company notified clients they could register from Monday for a four-day trip departing Feb. 24 to the Rason Special Economic Zone, marking what could be the first group of Chinese tourists to visit the country in five years.

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