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Korean Girls Performing in Restaurant (Photo Courtesy: CNN) Recent shift in the national focus of North Korea, from nuclear arms to economic development, is prompting optimism in Chinese tourism sector, especially in the bordering Chinese region of Dandong. As per reports form the travel agents, the tourism industry is showing increased interests in investing in the region, which was affected by the UN sanctions to North Korea. North Korean leader Kim Jong UN’s economic reform plans and his recent visit to Beijing has helped to increase the confidence in the tourists from across the borders to travel between the countries. ... Read more

Thirty two Chinese tourists and four North Koreans are reported to be killed in a major bus accident in North Korea. The Chinese foreign ministry has informed that two Chinese nationals were also seriously injured and are in a critical condition. The China’s state broadcaster CGTN tweeted that more than 30 people died when a tour bus fell from a bridge in North Korea. The tweet was later deleted. A State television news channel have also showed images of a crashed blue bus with its wheels in the air, in footage taken in pouring rain in the dark. The accident ... Read more