If cautious were a country, North Korea would be it. The country officially announced the re-opening of its borders on August 27. North Korea allowed its citizens living abroad to return but with a one-week mandatory quarantine.
Passengers prepare to board an Air Koryo plane bound for Pyongyang at Beijing Capital International Airport on Aug. 26, 2023. Source| CNN
According to North Korea’s State Emergency Epidemic Prevention Headquarters, the COVID-19 pandemic has eased globally. North Korea’s move came after most Asian states fully relaxed their coronavirus-era restrictions. China, which was among the most affected Asian countries, dropped its reins in December 2022.
North Korea closed its borders for the first time in January 2020. An official announcement reported by the state media outlet KCNA confirmed that international flights in and out of the country have resumed. The first North Korean flight from Pyongyang arrived in Beijing making it the first international commercial flight to leave Korea in three years.
Aside from that, flights between North Korea and Russia are set to resume with four flights already scheduled from Pyongyang to Vladivostok. Moreover, approximately 100 North Korean Taekwon-Do athletes arrived in Kazakhstan’s capital, Astana.
The athletes are to compete in the 22nd International Taekwon-Do Federation championship. This marked the first overseas trip taken by the North Korean sports team since the country imposed strict COVID-19 border restrictions.
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