Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/07/19
By: Chen Ching-fang and Flor Wang 

Taipei, July 19 (CNA) In an effort to attract more Taiwanese tourists to North Korea, the country opened an official tourism promotion center in Taipei Thursday.

Following the opening ceremony, two tour group packages were offered to Taiwanese who now can directly book packages to visit the hermit kingdom.

The two packages, NT$30,000 (about US$1,000) for a three-night tour and NT$50,000 for a five-night stay, were the first to be offered by the center — a joint venture between a North Korean government-sponsored travel agency and Taipei-based Chung Hsing Travel Service.

All the destinations included in the two tour group packages are scenic spots authorized by North Korea’s tourism bureau to target foreign visitors, an executive of the center said.    [FULL  STORY]