April 18, 2024
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Local bar now open to foreigners in Pyongyang

Kyonghung bar usually reserved for locals

A bar in Pyongyang once reserved for local citizens is now allowing foreign tourists to visit, an industry source told NK News on Tuesday.

According to North Korea travel service Young Pioneer Tours, tourists and foreign visitors to Pyongyang – in the past barred from entering the Kyonghung Bar – are now being permitted to enter and purchase beer in the evenings.

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