North Korea poised to admit first known tourists since 2020

FILE PHOTO: A North Korean tour passport is seen at a souvenir shop at Juche Tower in Pyongyang, North Korea, September 11, 2018. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

SEOUL (Reuters) - A group from Russia is poised to be the first known tourists allowed into North Korea since anti-pandemic border lockdowns began in early 2020, according to a post from Russian provincial authorities and a Western tour guide.

North Korea imposed some of the strictest border controls in the world during the spread of COVID-19, and has yet to fully reopen to foreigners.