“I’m going to North Korea!” the 47-year-old said. Weeks later, Arbeit found herself in a restaurant at the “Namsan Hotel,” where a Budweiser refrigerator case sat in the corne ...

In this image made from video provided by Koryo Tours, tourist group get briefing from North Korean host at Namsan Hotel in Rason, North Korea on Feb. 20, 2025. (Koryo Tours via AP) In this image made ...

Tourists were finally allowed into North Korea last month, but the excitement has been short-lived. Travellers enter a mini capitalist enclave far from Pyongyang, on a tightly controlled visit.

One of the North's major airlines is being sold. Winnipeg-based Exchange Income Corporation (EIC) announced on Monday that it will buy Canadian North for $205 million, subject to regulatory approval.