North Korea is to reopen limited international tourism by the end of 2024, nearly five years after it completely sealed the country’s borders due to the Covid-19 pandemic, two tour companies with connections to the country have announced Wednesday.
“We have received confirmation from our local partner that tourism to Samjiyon – the purported birthplace of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong II – and likely the rest of the country will officially resume in December 2024”, Beijing-based Koryo Tours messaged online, adding that itinerary and further details will be finalized “in the coming days and weeks”.
In a separate Facebook post, Shenyang-based KTG Tours also said exact dates for the tours are to be confirmed. “So far just Samjiyon has been mentioned but we think that PY [Pyongyang] and other places will open too!”
North Korean state media have so far not reported changes concerning the country reopening in a limited capacity to foreign visitors, but North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has previously indicated he would prioritize visitors from “friendly” nations, which include Russia and China.
Liverpool kicked off their 2024-2025 Premier League season with a hard-fought 2-0 victory over newly promoted Ipswich Town yesterday.
Portuguese forward Diogo Jota finished off a flowing Liverpool move involving Mohamed Salah and the impressive Trent Alexander-Arnold, side-footing the Egyptian's low cross past the Ipswich goalkeeper in the sixtieth minute.
Just five minutes later, Salah scored from Dominik Szoboszlai's pass for his ninth opening-day goal – a Premier League record.
A good start, with a win and a clean sheet.
And FYI, Salah now has 300 goal involvements (212 goals, 88 assists) in all competitions for Liverpool after 350 games. 💪💪💪
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