BBC Panorama causes ripples already

16th Apr 2013

The airing of the BBC’s latest Panorama is tonight (0.00GMT) has been gathering suspense in it’s run up by collecting a lot of media attention regarding the ethics of using LSE students as a cover to get journalists in. Airing [...]

Tourism still up and running

11th Apr 2013

Recent news may have been misleading regarding the state of tourism in North Korea which we would like to quickly set straight for everyone. Dandong, the Chinese border city with North Korea is home to a lot of small Chinese [...]

3G is online in North Korea

4th Apr 2013

Good news for any upcoming tourists coming to North Korea, because the 3G network is back up and live for foreigners to join. You simply purchase a data USB or SIM as you enter the country, register and you are [...]

Socialismo o muerte!

13th Mar 2013

May Day is holiday that has survived the passage of time and is a national holiday in more than 80 countries and celebrated unofficially in many other countries Originating as a pagan holiday marking a cross quarter day in the wheel of [...]

New Cruise Line for DPRK

5th Mar 2013

The DPRK has announced that they will be restarting cruises from Rajin Port, to the Mt Kumgang resort on 3 night, 4 day cruises starting from April. Singaporean cruise ship called the Royale Star has a capacity for around 800 [...]

Korean Traditional Medicine in the DPRK

3rd Mar 2013

YPT are happy to announce a new Specialist tour option- including a half day visit to the Koryo Institute of Traditional Medicine in Pyongyang, including the out patient and in patient wards. You can also receive a lesson on consultation [...]

Rason to allow cellphones also!

22nd Jan 2013

We’ve just confirmed with Rason that tourist’s phones will also be allowed into the Rason Special Economic zone, however officially phones with GPS and satellite phones are still banned. Rason was the original testing ground when cellphones were re introduced [...]