North Korea has set up a department to develop its special economic zones (SEZs) as part of ongoing plans to continue attracting tourists to the country, according to an article by Kim Chin Hui, department head at the National Tourism Administration published on the Naenara web portal.

The department will work along with other institutions like the tourism college to help draw in tourists and investors.

“The department will bring up personnel who can skillfully create and manage tourist and economic development zones,” the article reads.

The article also seeks to reassure potential investors that North Korea has passed the necessary