A Singapore-based nonprofit that supports aspiring North Korean entrepreneurs plans to resume face-to-face training in the DPRK this fall, potentially signaling Pyongyang’s willingness to increase business engagement after years of border restrictions.

“Very happy to say that after 4 years of online education programs, we have restarted our in-country programs in Korea after visiting the country!” Choson Exchange announced on social media on Tuesday.

Ian Bennett, Choson Exchange’s associate head of programs on business and entrepreneurship, later clarified to NK News that the organization plans to return around October or November to hold its first offline workshop since 2019. 

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