The first tour is set to take place Feb. 12 to 18, when major celebrations are planned for the birthday of the country's late ...

Kim’s emphasis on Chongryon is distinct from that of his father and predecessor, Kim Jong Il. In the early years of that ...

1942 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is born. He took power after his father Kim Il-sung, founder of the communist country, died in 1994.

Tour operators said in January that the North would reopen Rason, a city on the border with China, to foreign tourists, five ...

North Korea could soon be opening up to tourists once again after five years of closed boarders - with tours including visits ...

A tour operator said it had opened bookings for trips to a North Korean border city to celebrate former leader Kim Jong Il's ...

Koryo Tours opens bookings for North Korean border city trips to celebrate Kim Jong Il's birthday post-pandemic.