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May Day Stadium to reopen: tour company

No specific date yet announced for massive, newly refurbished venue's unveiling

North Korea’s massive May Day Stadium is set to reopen this year, a tour company specializing in travel to North Korea said through a blog post.

Beijing-based Koryo Tours said in a blog post at the company’s website that the stadium was “set to re-open this year,” though it did not specify a date.

The stadium, officially the Rungrado 1st of May Stadium in Pyongyang, is considered the largest in the world with seating of 150,000. Though used for athletic contests such as football matches, the venue is best known as the site of the Arirang Festival (also known as