A North Korean flight carrying international press set to cover the dismantlement of Punggye-ri nuclear test ground left Beijing for Wonsan on Tuesday morning without a group of South Korean reporters originally invited to attend the event.

Eight South Korean reporters from News 1 and MBC have been in the Chinese capital since yesterday awaiting approval of their requests.

The DPRK Ministry of Foreign Affairs earlier this month announced Pyongyang would host international journalists for the dismantling of its northern nuclear test ground, slated to take place sometime between Wednesday and Friday depending on the weather conditions.

Citing the limited space