Foreign tourists in North Korea for the first time since the coronavirus border was closed

It is the first known visit by a foreign tour group to North Korea since the border was closed due to the pandemic: a group of Russian tourists has arrived in the capital Pyongyang. They intend to stay until Monday. AFP video and photographs showed Russian tourists arriving at Pyongyang airport, wandering around the airport and smiling as they took pictures, with the arrivals board showing the flight details. The move comes as Moscow and Pyongyang bolster ties, with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un making a rare overseas trip to meet President Vladimir Putin in the Russian Far East last September