Travel in and out of North Korea — never easy — is now almost impossible because of pandemic restrictions. Some foreign diplomats still in Pyongyang are doing their creative best to get home.
Russian diplomats had to ride a hand-power railcar out of North Korea due to covid restrictions
North Korea, in a bid to shield itself and its poor health infrastructure from the pandemic, has halted all train and air transport to neighboring countries.
Court awards $2.3 billion to USS Pueblo crew, more than 50 years after they were held in North Korea
A federal court has awarded $2.3 billion to several crewmembers and families of the USS Pueblo, a Navy ship taken hostage by North Korea more than 50 years ago.
North Korea’s informal loan networks can lead to gang violence, research says
A network that offers mortgage loans operates in North Korea, and conflict between lenders and borrowers leads to the deployment of gang members.
Russians push rail trolley across border to leave North Korea
North Korea shares a border with Russia in the far eastern part of the isolated rogue nation, but there are no trains running between the countries amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Russian diplomats hand push trolley over North Korea border
A group of Russian diplomats and their family members have returned to Russia from North Korea on a hand-pushed rail trolley because because the coronavirus pandemic has halted all passenger traffic b …
Russian diplomats leave North Korea by hand-pushed rail trolley due to Covid-19 restrictions
Eight employees of Russia’s Embassy in Pyongyang and their families spent more than 34 hours trying to leave North Korea this week, a grueling trip that ended with at least one diplomat pushing his …
Analysts: Biden administration should engage with North Korea soon
The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden should take the initiative in restarting diplomacy with North Korea as soon as possible, analysts said during a webinar on Wednesday.
Video shows Russian diplomats leaving North Korea on handcar
Eight employees of Russia’s Embassy in North Korea and their families spent more than 34 hours trying to leave North Korea this week, a grueling trip that ended with at least one diplomat pushing his …
Video shows Russian diplomats pushing themselves out of North Korea on a railway trolley after COVID-19 restrictions blocked all other forms of travel
The group traveled 32 hours by train, 2 hours by bus, and did the final 0.6 miles over the border by railway trolley, Russian officials said.