North Korea is planning a range of measures to boost tourism to the country and hopes to attract more Chinese investors to help in the process, a senior official in the industry told Chinese state media last week. 

In a July 24 interview published on Friday, National Tourism Administration (NTA) Director for the Department of Promotion Kim Chun Hui is quoted as having said that the DPRK “welcomes Chinese entrepreneurs to invest in hotels, tourist attractions, and infrastructure.” 

Admitting that infrastructure is an area in need of improvement, Kim added that the government “will provide various preferential measures for Chinese