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Veronica Hou
Veronica Hou is a China-DPRK specialist trainee at NK News. She previously conducted policy research and data analysis at the Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat.
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News Chinese agency claims it’s organizing youth tours to North Korea’s Wonsan resortPromotional post states first tour set for Friday, though tourism insider expresses skepticism trips will take place
A Chinese travel agency claims it has been invited to organize youth tours to North Korea’s Wonsan Kalma beach resort from this week, though a tourism insider expressed skepticism that the trips will actually take place. In a post on social media earlier this month, the Chinese travel agency Offline said it had received an invitation from the DPRK’s Korea Youth International Travel Company to organize the group tours to Pyongyang and Wonsan in three batches — from Oct. 30 to Nov. 6, Nov. 6-13 and Nov. 20-27. If the trips go ahead, it could point to a revival of © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |