North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un has sought to restart cross-border tourism and the country is highlighting some of its most famous spots in anticipation of new visitors.
North Korea has begun showing off some of its most famous tourist spots in a bid to attract visitors to the scenic, yet secretive and nuclear-armed nation, officially known as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
Known for such sites as Manmulsang cliffs, Kuryong Falls and floating Hotel Haegumgang, Mount Kumgang is located just miles from the heavily-fortified border separating the two Koreas and was once a destination for South Korean tourists as well. A decade-long joint program was suspended by Seoul in 2008, however, after a South Korean tourist was shot dead by North Korean soldiers for allegedly wandering into a restricted area.
A South Korean activist stands next to a banner showing North Korea's Mount Kumgang during a rally demanding the resumption of Mount Kumgang tours and the inter-Korean Kaesong Industrial Complex, in Seoul on March 7. South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un pledged to restart cross-border activities last September, but no solid commitments have been announced since a U.S.-North Korea summit in February ended without a deal.
North Korea has pushed the U.S. to lift the ban and has continued to tout the East Asian nation's natural and man-made beauty to outsiders, especially those from neighboring China. Ahead of an April conference on bitcoin and cryptocurrency in Pyongyang, North Korea's official website said it"
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