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Ole Jakob Skåtun
Ole Jakob Skåtun is a freelance journalist. In addition to reporting on Korean affairs for newspapers in his native Norway, his previous work also includes freelance work from Russia.
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News China and N. Korea simplify border-crossing proceduresAgreement is the latest in a series of recent moves aimed at increasing the flow of tourists into the country Chinese citizens going on tours from border cities in Jilin and Liaoning provinces can now get travel passes to North Korea within 24 hours, Yonhap reported on Monday. It is not immediately clear when the rules, replacing the previous two-day waiting period, came into effect. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |