{"id":2045089,"date":"2023-09-26T12:39:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T16:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-korea-opens-borders-to-foreign-visitors-for-first-time-since-covid-19-report\/"},"modified":"2023-09-26T12:43:58","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T16:43:58","slug":"north-korea-opens-borders-to-foreign-visitors-for-first-time-since-covid-19-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-korea-opens-borders-to-foreign-visitors-for-first-time-since-covid-19-report\/","title":{"rendered":"North Korea allows foreign visitors back after COVID-19: Report."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnorth-korea-opens-borders-to-foreign-visitors-for-first-time-since-covid-19-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2045089&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Employees \u2062spray\u2064 disinfectant and wipe surfaces\u2062 as\u200d part of preventative measures against the Covid-19 coronavirus at the Pyongyang Children\u2019s\u200d Department Store in Pyongyang on\u200b March 18, 2022. (Photo by \u2064KIM WON JIN\/AFP \u200cvia\u200d Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/james-meyers\">James Meyers<\/a><br \/>9:33 AM \u2013 Tuesday, September 26, 2023<\/p>\n<p><strong>Exciting News: North Korea to Allow Foreign Nationals into the Country for the First Time Since the Start of the\u2063 COVID-19 Pandemic<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In response to media\u2062 reports about <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NorthKorea?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NorthKorea<\/a> \u2063 reopening its \u2064borders to foreign visitors, the\u200c Chinese FM spokesperson said \u200con Tuesday that China has not\u200b received any\u2062 notification \u200cregarding North Korea\u2019s\u200d reopening of \u200cthe border through diplomatic \u200cchannels. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l71JtBO2Nb\">pic.twitter.com\/l71JtBO2Nb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Global \u2064Times (@globaltimesnews) \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/globaltimesnews\/status\/1706581973714772061?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The \u2064announcement was\u2064 made on Monday, which\u2063 ends a\u200d multi-year ban to any outsiders entering\u200b the country for travel,\u2063 business or non-vital \u200cdiplomatic relations, according\u2062 to a report \u2063by China\u2019s state broadcaster CCTV.<\/p>\n<p>However, visitors will have to \u200cquarantine for two days, according to the \u2063report. \u200bNorth Korean media outlets have not confirmed the new \u2062change to their border policy, according to Yonhap \u200cNews\u2063 Agency. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cAt\u200b present, the Chinese side has not\u200c received notification through diplomatic channels from the North Korea side on\u2026 opening its border,\u201d Chinese Foreign \u2063Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said during a briefing.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The policy changes\u2062 come\u2063 after North Korean groups living outside the country have been re-entering the \u200ccountry \u2062since last month, after the country\u2019s \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-korea-opens-borders-to-foreign-visitors-for-first-time-since-covid-19-report\/\" title=\"North Korea allows foreign visitors back after COVID-19: Report.\">airlines began resuming \u2062regular flights<\/a> to Russia and China for the first\u200d time in years. <\/p>\n<p>Additionally, North\u200c Korean leader\u2063 Kim Jong Un met with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss \u2062a potential arms deal earlier this month. <\/p>\n<p>However no agreement has been\u2063 reached\u200c yet but Kim\u200d did <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/newsroom\/kim-jong-un-leaves-russia-with-explosive-farewell-gifts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">leave with parting gifts<\/a> including five explosive \u201ckamikaze\u201d drones, a reconnaissance drone and a bulletproof vest, according to\u2064 Russian \u2062state media. <\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking \u2064news blasts directly \u2062to your inbox for free. Subscribe\u2064 here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Stew \u2062Peters<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Angela Morabito<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Harrison Tinsley<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Dr. Pete St. Onge<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>LONDON (Reuters) -The European Commission launched \u200can investigation on Wednesday into whether to \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reactions-to-eu-probe-of-chinese-electric-cars-imports\/\" title=\"EU probe of Chinese electric cars imports sparks mixed reactions.\">impose punitive tariffs<\/a> to protect \u200cEuropean Union automakers against\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) \u2013 The U.S. Senate\u2019s top Democrat is bringing U.S. technology \u2063leaders including Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Meta\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By John Revill \u2064ZURICH (Reuters) \u2013 ABB is spending $280 million on a new robotics factory in Sweden, the Swiss engineering and\u2026\u200d <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>PARIS\u200d (Reuters) \u2013 French Europe Minister \u200cLaurence Boon on Wednesday welcomed an \u2063anti-subsidy investigation into \u2063Chinese electric vehicles launched by the EU\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> What measures will\u200b foreign nationals have to follow during their two-day quarantine upon arrival in North Korea?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Exciting News:\u200b North Korea to Allow Foreign Nationals into\u200c the Country for \u200dthe First Time Since the Start of the COVID-19 Pandemic<\/p>\n<p>In a significant development, \u2063North Korea has announced that it will allow foreign nationals \u2064into the \u2063country for the first time since the beginning of \u2063the COVID-19\u200b pandemic. The \u2064announcement, which was made on Monday, marks the end of a multi-year ban on outsiders \u2062entering the country\u2063 for travel, business, or \u2063non-vital diplomatic relations. This news comes as a surprise and opens up new possibilities\u200d for international engagement with the secretive nation.<\/p>\n<p>According to \u2063a report by China&#8217;s \u200cstate broadcaster CCTV, visitors will\u2064 have to \u200dundergo a two-day \u2063quarantine \u200cupon arrival. This precautionary measure ensures that the country can maintain its strict health protocols \u2063and\u2064 prevent the spread of the virus. However, it is important to note that \u200cNorth Korean media outlets have not\u2064 confirmed this change to their\u2064 border policy. The lack of official confirmation raises some questions and highlights the need for \u2063further clarity on the matter.<\/p>\n<p>Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang \u2062Wenbin\u2062 stated during a briefing that China has not received any notification through diplomatic channels regarding North Korea&#8217;s decision to reopen its\u2063 borders. It is essential to have clear communication \u2063between nations to avoid\u200d any misunderstandings or confusion about travel policies and entry requirements. The statement from China underscores the importance of diplomatic channels in \u200chandling such matters and calls for\u2064 better \u200dcommunication between the two countries.<\/p>\n<p>This policy change comes after North\u200c Korean groups living outside the country \u200bhave been allowed to re-enter since last month. The return of these groups suggests a gradual \u200brelaxation of travel restrictions within North Korea.\u2064 As the country takes steps towards reopening its borders,\u2062 it will be interesting to see how this development impacts international relations and potential business\u2062 opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>Foreign nationals are undoubtedly eager to visit North Korea and explore its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/number-of-missing-in-maui-expected-to-drop-below-100\/\" title=\"Maui's missing count to decrease below 100.\">unique cultural heritage<\/a> and natural beauty. However, \u2062it\u200c is crucial to proceed with caution and\u200d adhere to \u2064all the necessary\u2062 health\u200d and safety protocols put in place\u2062 by the North Korean authorities. Travelers must stay \u200bupdated on the latest guidelines and regulations\u2063 to ensure a smooth and safe visit.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200b decision to allow foreign nationals into \u200bthe country represents \u2062a significant shift in North Korea&#8217;s approach to international travel and engagement. It\u2062 offers a glimmer of hope \u2063for increased diplomatic relations and cultural exchange. As the world recovers from\u200b the impacts of the pandemic, this news brings a \u200csense of optimism and \u200dan opportunity for North\u2062 Korea to showcase its rich history and diverse culture to the world.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the announcement of North Korea allowing foreign nationals into the country for the first \u200btime since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic is exciting news. While there are still uncertainties\u200b surrounding the specifics of the new policy, this development opens up possibilities for \u200cengagement and interaction with North Korea. It is encouraging to see \u2064the country taking steps towards reopening its borders and embracing\u200d international visitors. \u2062As the \u2064situation continues\u200c to evolve, it is essential for interested travelers to stay informed and vigilant \u2063about the latest updates \u200dand requirements to ensure\u2062 a \u2063safe and enjoyable\u2063 visit to\u200c North\u2062 Korea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Korea will permit foreign nationals to enter the country, as reported on September 26, 2023. As a preventive measure against Covid-19, employees at Pyongyang Children&#8217;s Department Store in Pyongyang are seen spraying disinfectant and wiping surfaces in a photo taken on March 18, 2022. 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