North Korea Suspends Chinese Tourists

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A China-based travel agency that specializes in tours to North Korea suspended all tours there for about a month.

“It is believed that North Korea is preparing for an important event, or high-ranking officials are planning a visit, considering that Pyongyang is restricting entry of foreigners over the peak tourism season, even though it one of its main sources of profit,” a source in Beijing said, via Yonhap News Agency.
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