"北 관광 중국인, 100배 늘어," 북한 전문여행사<br /><br /> North Korea is becoming a holiday hotspot for Chinese tourists.<br />According to a travel agency from that country, specializing in tours to the regime, the number of visitors in June alone,... went up a hundred-fold compared to the start of the year.<br /> Group tours for students are sold out for July,... ahead of the summer holiday season.<br />Rail tours have also been popular,... with stops at Pyongyang, Sinuiju and Gaeseong,... and the inter-Korean village of Panmunjom.<br />The surge in North Korea-bound travel comes after Kim Jong-un and President Xi Jinping agreed to strengthen cultural exchanges,... when the young leader visited Beijing earlier this year. <br />
