27 min

#137: Tourism in North Korea Asia Rising

    • Politics

North Korea is one the world's most authoritarian and isolated countries, cut off from global trade and Western influence. Yet, its doors remain open to tourists, who the government welcomes and is keen to show the North Korea it wants them to see.

Guest:
James Scullin (Tour leader in North Korea, co-author: The Hotels of Pyongyang)

Recorded 7 February, 2020.

North Korea is one the world's most authoritarian and isolated countries, cut off from global trade and Western influence. Yet, its doors remain open to tourists, who the government welcomes and is keen to show the North Korea it wants them to see.

Guest:
James Scullin (Tour leader in North Korea, co-author: The Hotels of Pyongyang)

Recorded 7 February, 2020.

27 min

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