Beijing has yet to halt its crackdown on North Korean workers in China or bilateral trade with Pyongyang, Daily NK has learned.

Rights groups say Pyongyang imposed excessive and unnecessary measures during pandemic that made ‘already isolated country even more repressive’

The country has halted international trips to a city near its border with China, travel agencies said, abruptly reversing Pyongyang's recent decision to reopen its frontier to tourism after five years of isolation.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was reported to be inspecting a project to build a nuclear-powered submarine, state media reported Saturday. | TAG24

Beijing-based tour operators are the first to lead groups into the reclusive nation’s Rason Special Economic Zone, which borders Russia and China.

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Report by British environmental group says North Korean workers trapped at sea for years and subjected to severe restrictions

North Korea has reopened its borders to international tourists for the first time in five years, aiming to revive its struggling economy. The move primarily targets generating foreign currency through tourism,