North Koreans compete in a contest in Pyongyang for golf enthusiasts | Image: KCNA (Oct. 21, 2022)
North Korea’s official tourism agency has invited foreign golfers to participate in a tournament in Pyongyang, though one expert says this does not necessarily imply an imminent border reopening.
The National Tourism Administration’s DPR Korea Tour website posted five articles last week promoting golf competitions and facilities in the country, in particular the Ryomyong Golf Tournament and golf enthusiasts’ contests held every spring and fall at Pyongyang Golf Course.
North Korea’s official tourism agency has invited foreign golfers to participate in a tournament in Pyongyang, though one expert says this does not necessarily imply an imminent border reopening.
The National Tourism Administration’s DPR Korea Tour website posted five articles last week promoting golf competitions and facilities in the country, in particular the Ryomyong Golf Tournament and golf enthusiasts’ contests held every spring and fall at Pyongyang Golf Course.
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Shreyas Reddy is a correspondent at NK News, based in Seoul. He previously worked as a researcher at BBC Monitoring, where his work focused on news and key people and organizations from the Korean Peninsula, Japan, Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Follow him on Twitter.