Excerpt from the Choson Ilbo: Asan said Thursday it paid US$675,250 to North Korea to cover costs accrued by 10,380 South Korean tourists who visited the mountain resort on July 1-11, until the tours halted after a South Korean tourist was shot and killed by a North Korean soldier at Mt. Kumgang. Asan sends the … Continue reading Hyundai Asan pays DPRK for July tourism