SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- International tourism to Samjiyon and likely the rest of North Korea will resume in December after a four-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a Beijing-based tour ...

Described as "the most famous region in North Korea in the winter for tourism," Samjiyon is "the most significant and sacred place" for the entire Korean peninsula, Koryo said. The agency predicts ...

Located just ten miles from North Korea's border with China, Samjiyon will be easily accessible for tourists via a land crossing, according to a spokesman for Koryo Tours. The re-development of ...

Air Koryo planes are lined up at the airport in Samjiyon, North Korea in this file photo North Korea will reopen one city to foreign tourists in December after nearly five years of border closures ...

The city named Samjiyon is envisaged as what North Korea calls a "socialist utopia" with new apartments, hotels, a ski resort and commercial, cultural and medical facilities. The town "has turned ...

North Korea has not confirmed any food shortages ... including a massive housing campaign in the northern alpine town of Samjiyon. In Sopo, he aims to create a "distinctive street" with about ...

Three of North Korea's tablets were also on display. The line-up included the 2012 "Samjiyon" tablet, and its successor, the "Myohyang," which is supposed to have a higher resolution screen and ...