Overview

• The ministry launched a long-term policy review to assess the feasibility of resuming individual trips to North Korea under current sanctions.
• Spokesperson Koo Byoung-sam said paid-per-expense private visits would comply with U.N. Security Council measures restricting financial support to the North.
• President Lee Jae Myung has ordered the suspension of loudspeaker and leaflet campaigns targeting North Korea as part of efforts to ease tensions.
• North Korea’s new Wonsan beach resort is operating domestically but remains closed to foreign tourists pending further opening.
• Tourism remains one of the few legitimate sources of foreign currency for Pyongyang under existing international sanctions