According to Yonhap:
A Chinese border city has offered its first driving tour to North Korea since the North lifted travel restrictions it imposed due to concerns over the Ebola virus, according to a local media report on Monday.
The report was the latest sign that North Korea has approved more cross-border tours for Chinese nationals after lifting the travel restrictions about a month ago.
A group of 11 Chinese tourists drove their cars across the border from the Chinese city of Hunchun to North Korea’s northeastern coast port of Rajin on April 6, the Yanbian Daily newspaper reported, citing an unnamed tour guide who led the Chinese tour group.
The Chinese tourists gave “favorable comments” about the three-day trip as North Korea provided them with almost hassle-free visas, the report said.
In October, North Korea banned foreign tourists from visiting the isolated country and imposed a strict 21-day quarantine on all people, including diplomats, entering the country.
Meanwhile, North Korea hosted an international marathon race on Sunday, drawing about 650 foreign runners from more than 30 countries, China’s Xinhua news agency reported from a dispatch from Pyongyang.
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China offers 1st driving tour to N. Korea after Ebola ban
Yonhap
2015-4-13
