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Chinese travel agents advertising North Korea business trips on social media

Open promotion of trips to Rason and Pyongyang suggest growing opening opportunities to enter DPRK despite tourism ban

Chinese travel agents are openly promoting North Korea trips for business delegations on social media, NK News has found, highlighting what appear to be growing opportunities to enter the country despite the ongoing ban on Chinese tourism.

The trips to the border city of Rason and Pyongyang include factory and company visits, with dedicated North Korean guides, according to the travel agents’ posts.

The prices of these trips start at 2,980 yuan ($445) for three days in Rason and 4,999 yuan ($747) for five days in Pyongyang.

While Chinese businesspeople have been able to visit since last year, the

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