North Korea may open to int'l tourists in Dec. after 4-yr COVID closure

North Korea may reopen its doors to international tourists in December after shutting itself off for more than four years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a Beijing-based tour agency said.Koryo Tours said on its website Wednesday that it has received confirmation from its local partner that tourism to Samjiyon, located at the foot of Mt. Paektu near the North Korean border with China and potentially the rest of the country, will officially resume in December.Pyongyang shut its borders in early 2020 due to the pandemic but has accepted a small number of Russian tour groups since early this year…READ FULL ARTICLE