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China-Japan-Koreas
Chinese tourism officials open North Korea as vacation destination
2010-03-23
The Chinese National Tourism Administration has said that from April 12, 2010, the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea and the Federated States of Micronesia will be new outbound travel destinations for Chinese citizens in tour groups.

This will the first time that the DPRK will allow foreign tourists to enter the country after it froze visits by Chinese tourists from December 10, 2009. CNTA is reminding travel agencies that they should prepare group visas before taking tourists to the DPRK.

According to some travel agencies, most Chinese tourists would leave for the DPRK from Dandong in Liaoning province or from Beijing or Shenyang on flights to Pyongyang the capital of North Korea. Statistics show that Chinese tourists account for 90% of overseas tourists visiting North Korea each year.
Posted by:gromky

#3  that sounds like a load of fun
Posted by: chris   2010-03-23 18:22  

#2  I suspect the Chinese equivalent of Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives is yet more than few years from doing the Nork end of the woods.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2010-03-23 08:22  

#1  It's (probably?) not the $eX trade as predicted here a couple of days ago, but it is close enough.
Posted by: gorb   2010-03-23 08:20  

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