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April 11, 2013

N. Korea border crossing shut to tourists: China official
Dandong, China (AFP) April 10, 2013
The biggest border crossing between North Korea and China has been closed to tourist groups, a Chinese official said Wednesday as nuclear tensions mounted, but business travel was still allowed. "Travel agencies are not allowed to take tourist groups to go there, since the North Korean government is now asking foreign people to leave," the official at the Dandong Border Office told AFP. "As far as I know, business people can enter and leave North Korea freely," added the official, who declined t ... read more

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