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 ...

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 ...

Rason, the oldest and largest of North Korea’s 29 economic development zones, has been central to the country’s push to attract foreign investment. It has one of North Korea’s first and biggest ...

Why Is Myanmar’s Military Bothering to Hold an Election? 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 ...

Trump unveils new stance on North Korea relationship for his second presidential term Multiple Western travel agencies that organise tours to Rason, a city that lies near North Korea’s border with ...

A remote part of North Korea is set to reopen to tourists this month, the first organised tour open to international visitors since the country’s borders closed in January 2020. The packed, five-day ...

Unconventional to say the least, life inside North Korea is often concealed. Pyongyang is often mentioned due to it being the capital, but Rason — the special economic zone — is one of North Korea’s ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about Asia's role in the global political economy. As the prospect of a political deal over North Korea starts to look ...

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, ...