DPRK opens up for Beijing tourist trips

As many as 200 travelers will leave on the first tourist trips from Beijing to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) starting April 12.

They will be there during celebrations marking the birth of the country's deceased former leader, Kim Il-sung.

It will be the first time Chinese travelers will visit the country on tourist visas, despite the fact that the DPRK officially became an overseas tourist destination for Chinese people in September 2008.