North Korea Allows Foreigner Entry for First Time Since 2020
- Kim’s decision to shut borders slammed brakes on trade
- Tourists once provided hard currency for cash-strapped state
Pyongyang, North Korea.
Photographer: Kim Won Jin/AFP/Getty Images
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North Korea appears to be allowing entry for foreigners for the first time since it shut its borders at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020, opening up a source of revenue that once provided the country with hard currency.
North Korea announced foreigners would be allowed to enter the country starting Monday, according to a report by China’s state broadcaster CCTV. Visitors will need to quarantine for two days, the report said. There was no immediate report in North Korea’s state media about the move.