According to the State Department web page (November 3): Travel Warning U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Bureau of Consular Affairs Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of November 03, 2011 The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens about travel to North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, or DPRK). The North Korean government will detain, prosecute, … Continue reading US State Department issues new DPRK travel warning