SEOUL--Once a North Korean experiment in limited capitalism, the Rason Special Economic Zone appears to be the epicenter of ...

As the prospect of a political deal over North Korea starts to look tantalizingly real, the question naturally arises: what next? The lifting of economic sanctions by itself won't transform the North ...

North Korea has abruptly stopped international trips to a northeastern border city near China, less than three weeks after it opened it up for tourists since the pandemic. Multiple Western travel ...

North Korea has opened a large new pub called the Tumen River Beer House in Rason, a key land gateway to Russia, the state-run Korean Central Television (KCTV) reported. Korean Central Television ...

The North Korean free trade zone of Rajin-Sonbong isn’t sparking a revolution. But it’s a key starting point. In 1991, the North Korean government dubbed Rajin-Sonbong (Rason) a free trade zone to ...

Tomas Novotny has been in North Korea two days, and he looks frazzled. It was a long journey from Prague, and standing on the street in downtown Rajin, his government minder by his side, he can ...

The secretive state is reopening to the world after five years – here’s what tourists can expect on the strict, five-day itinerary Greg Dickinson is an award-winning travel writer and co-host of The ...

SEOUL, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Once a North Korean experiment in limited capitalism, the Rason Special Economic Zone appears to be the epicentre of the isolated country's growing cooperation with Russia, ...

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