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A Russian airline that used to ferry passengers to Europe is now flying to North Korea instead
The new eight-hour Boeing 777 flight comes after Nordwind Airlines' dozens of routes to Europe and Asia were cut due to the ...
First visitors to North Korea’s ‘Benidorm’ describe having ‘phones bugged’ and being ‘followed everywhere’
Upon their arrival at a hotel in Wonsan, Daria says that the holidaymakers were shifted to inferior accommodation, as the ...
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Moscow eyes North Korea tourism with direct flights as airspace shrinks
Moscow has decided to roll out direct flights to North Korea this week, as the ties between the two countries continue to ...
First direct commercial flight launched between Russia and North Korea
The inaugural flight, operated by Russian carrier Nordwind, departed Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport on Sunday with more than ...
First tourists visit North Korea’s ghostly ‘Benidorm’ resort where ‘minders’ follow visitors & phones are ‘bugged’
NORTH Korea has welcomed its first tourists to its ghostly new “Benidorm” beach resort. But the initial batch of visitors ...
Russia starts direct commercial flights between Moscow, Pyongyang
Russia opens air link to North Korea, reflecting growing ties; Lavrov encourages tourism to Wonsan-Kalma beach resort.
Russia launches first commercial passenger flights to North Korea in decades
The first flight operated by Russian carrier Nordwind took off from Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport on Sunday, carrying over 400 passengers, and landed in North Korea's capital around eight hours later.
Phones ‘bugged’: Inside North Korea's new beach resort where tourists are followed everywhere
North Korea has welcomed its first tourists to its ghostly new “Benidorm” beach resort. But the initial batch of visitors ...
Russia starts direct commercial flights between Moscow and Pyongyang
Russia on Sunday opened a regular air link between Moscow and Pyogyang, a move reflecting increasingly close ties between the ...
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The Axis of Upheaval
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was a catalyst for cooperation among Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea—what the authors call ...
Not Just China: Tourists from east, SE Asia missing from India’s post-pandemic recovery
Tourist arrivals from Japan, South Korea, and southeast Asia continue to lag, even as India reopens to Chinese visitors.