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Blogging on Blogging

In a bit of a meta-post I’d like to list some of the finest NK – related blogs that we here at Koryo Tours think are worth reading by anyone interested in anything DPRK, here they are in no particular order; bookmark them all!
NKEconWatch – run by the very knowledgeable and personable Curtis Melvin this [...]

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The North Korea (DPRK) debit card market just got a whole lot more competitive!

The North Korea (DPRK) debit card market just got a whole lot more competitive! In addition to the Narae Card (link to previous post) there is now a rival scheme in effect called the Koryo Card (really original name! nothing to do with us!) This system has not yet come online but is being started [...]

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Bridging the Divide

All sorts of news in Dandong…
the  Yalu River Bridge; approx 20 min south of the current bridge and main trade route to North Korea is now reaching across the river from both the Chinese and North Korean side
http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2011/06/08/sinuiju-sar-take-5/

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DPRK (North Korean) Debit Card and March Travels

Simon Cockerell from Koryo Tours comments on the happenings from the last tour:
Our March Madness/Tax Abolition Day Tour to North Korea was the 100th time I have visited the DPRK, sadly there were no military parades in my honour but that didn’t stop the tour from being very memorable and with much to report. We [...]

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Follow Koryo Tours in Twitter

You can now follow Koryo Tours in Twitter! Look up koryotours and be up-to-date on what is happening!
British-run Koryo Tours has a 17 year history of running tours to the DPRK and is universally recognised as being the only experts in the field, trust us to take you in, around, and out of the most [...]

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