It’s a ski resort. The UN has been trying for years to punish North Korea for its nuclear program by barring trade not only in weapons but in luxury items, in hopes of making Pyongyang’s elite ...

A delegation of South Korean officials arrived in North Korea on Tuesday to tour the Masikryong, or Masik Pass, ski resort, as well as a performance hall in Mount Kumgang and a military airfield ...

That’s why tour operators are billing North Korea’s luxury new Masik Pass as “the most exotic ski resort on Earth.” Located in Kangwon province, the hotel and resort – the only one of ...

MASIK PASS, North Korea The secretary-general of North Korea's ski association views the sprawling alpine landscape before him with unabashed pride. Facing a strong, cold wind, he points to a dip ...

MASIK PASS, North Korea -- The secretary-general of North Korea's ski association views the sprawling alpine landscape before him with unabashed pride. Facing a strong, cold wind, he points to a ...

North Korea had boycotted the 1988 Seoul Olympics and threatened that more atrocities would overshadow the Games. They had become ever more hostile, with those south of the border living in fear.

North Korea is reportedly going to welcome its first international tourists since the coronavirus pandemic closed the border in Jan. 2020. The first group will be a group of Russians on a ski trip ...

Before the pandemic, the largest source of inbound tourists to North Korea wasn’t Russia – it was China. The Russian ski trippers were the first tourists allowed into the hermit kingdom since ...

Don’t count on it. Australian sportswear brand Rip Curl made a public apology this week after it emerged that some of its ski gear had been made in one of North Korea’s state-owned factories ...

but not ski passes or meals beyond breakfast at the hotel. Travelers will be accompanied by Russian-speaking guides from the time they land in North Korea to the time they depart, the travel ...

(CNN) — A Russian travel agency is advertising what appears to be the first tour to North Korea since the isolated country closed its borders due to Covid, promising a “family friendly” ski ...