Summary of external news of North Korea this week | Yonhap News Agency

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OK SEOUL, March 13 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of external news on North Korea this week. ------------ Chinese Embassy in N. Koryo Tours, which specializes in travel to North Korea, broke the news on its website, saying, "This decision was communicated to us by the DPR Korea Athletics Association and has been confirmed as final." ------------ Train service between Beijing, Pyongyang to resume this week for 1st time in 6 yrs SEOUL/BEIJING -- Train service linking Pyongyang and Beijing will resume this week for the first time since it was suspended six years ago due to the COVID-19 pandemic, sources said Tuesday. The Beijing-Pyongyang train route will resume operations Thursday, running four times a week, on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, an official at China State Railway Group told Yonhap News Agency. ------------ N. Korea, China resume cross-border passenger train service for 1st time in 6 yrs SEOUL -- North Korea and China resumed an international passenger train service linking their cities Thursday for the first time in six years, a Chinese news report said.

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SEOUL, March 13 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of external news on North Korea this week.
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Chinese Embassy in N. Korea introduces Wonsan-Kalma tourism zone
SEOUL -- The Chinese Embassy in North Korea has introduced the Wonsan-Kalma coastal tourist zone, a beach resort complex that opened last year and has so far been limited mainly to Russian tourists.
The embassy posted 15 photos of hotels, beaches and a sunrise in the tourism zone on its website on Wednesday, as part of a regular series of posts introducing North Korea that began in September.
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N. Korea cancels int'l marathon due to some reasons: tour agency
SEOUL -- North Korea has decided to cancel the 2026 Pyongyang International Marathon, originally set for April 5 in the country's capital, due to some reasons, a Beijing-based tour agency said Monday.
Koryo Tours, which specializes in travel to North Korea, broke the news on its website, saying, "This decision was communicated to us by the DPR Korea Athletics Association and has been confirmed as final."
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Train service between Beijing, Pyongyang to resume this week for 1st time in 6 yrs
SEOUL/BEIJING -- Train service linking Pyongyang and Beijing will resume this week for the first time since it was suspended six years ago due to the COVID-19 pandemic, sources said Tuesday.
The Beijing-Pyongyang train route will resume operations Thursday, running four times a week, on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, an official at China State Railway Group told Yonhap News Agency.
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N. Korea, China resume cross-border passenger train service for 1st time in 6 yrs
SEOUL -- North Korea and China resumed an international passenger train service linking their cities Thursday for the first time in six years, a Chinese news report said.
A five-car passenger train departed from the Chinese border city of Dandong at 10 a.m., scheduled to arrive in Pyongyang at 6:07 p.m., China's Xinhua News Agency said.
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U.S. sanctions 6 individuals, 2 entities for roles in N. Korean IT worker 'fraud': Treasury Dept.
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Treasury Department said Thursday it sanctioned six individuals and two entities for their roles in North Korea-orchestrated information technology (IT) worker schemes, which it accused of defrauding American businesses and generating revenue to fund Pyongyang's weapons programs.
The department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced the measure, noting that the latest sanctions are part of the United States' "whole-of-government" effort to counter Pyongyang's wide-ranging revenue generation schemes.
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### Areas for Consideration
- The department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced the measure, noting that the latest sanctions are part of the United States' "whole-of-government" effort to counter Pyongyang's wide-ranging revenue generation schemes. ------------ (END) Keywords #NK weekly Articles with issue keywords Most Liked U.S. transport aircraft spotted departing Osan Air Base amid Patriot relocation speculation (News Focus) Topping 10 mln, 'The King's Warden' offers rare boost to Korean cinema (News Focus) USFK's relocation of military assets to Middle East raises concerns about Seoul's capability to deter N.K. threats (News Focus) How 'The King's Warden' captured 10 mln Korean viewers 16th Gwangju Biennale: You must change your life Most Saved (News Focus) How 'The King's Warden' captured 10 mln Korean viewers (News Focus) Topping 10 mln, 'The King's Warden' offers rare boost to Korean cinema U.S. transport aircraft spotted departing Osan Air Base amid Patriot relocation speculation 16th Gwangju Biennale: You must change your life Lee says to swiftly introduce fuel price cap as Mideast crisis intensifies Most Viewed All Categories (LEAD) Gov't to implement fuel price cap system starting midnight to help ease cost burdens (3rd LD) PM calls on Vance to work together to quickly implement deals on nuclear subs, energy, shipbuilding (2nd LD) Vance welcomes Nat'l Assembly passage of U.S. investment bill: Seoul's PM office (2nd LD) National Assembly passes special bill on U.S. investment pledges with bipartisan support (LEAD) U.S. sanctions 6 individuals, 2 entities for roles in N.

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- Koryo Tours, which specializes in travel to North Korea, broke the news on its website, saying, "This decision was communicated to us by the DPR Korea Athletics Association and has been confirmed as final." ------------ Train service between Beijing, Pyongyang to resume this week for 1st time in 6 yrs SEOUL/BEIJING -- Train service linking Pyongyang and Beijing will resume this week for the first time since it was suspended six years ago due to the COVID-19 pandemic, sources said Tuesday.
- The Beijing-Pyongyang train route will resume operations Thursday, running four times a week, on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, an official at China State Railway Group told Yonhap News Agency. ------------ N.
- The department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced the measure, noting that the latest sanctions are part of the United States' "whole-of-government" effort to counter Pyongyang's wide-ranging revenue generation schemes. ------------ (END) Keywords #NK weekly Articles with issue keywords Most Liked U.S. transport aircraft spotted departing Osan Air Base amid Patriot relocation speculation (News Focus) Topping 10 mln, 'The King's Warden' offers rare boost to Korean cinema (News Focus) USFK's relocation of military assets to Middle East raises concerns about Seoul's capability to deter N.K. threats (News Focus) How 'The King's Warden' captured 10 mln Korean viewers 16th Gwangju Biennale: You must change your life Most Saved (News Focus) How 'The King's Warden' captured 10 mln Korean viewers (News Focus) Topping 10 mln, 'The King's Warden' offers rare boost to Korean cinema U.S. transport aircraft spotted departing Osan Air Base amid Patriot relocation speculation 16th Gwangju Biennale: You must change your life Lee says to swiftly introduce fuel price cap as Mideast crisis intensifies Most Viewed All Categories (LEAD) Gov't to implement fuel price cap system starting midnight to help ease cost burdens (3rd LD) PM calls on Vance to work together to quickly implement deals on nuclear subs, energy, shipbuilding (2nd LD) Vance welcomes Nat'l Assembly passage of U.S. investment bill: Seoul's PM office (2nd LD) National Assembly passes special bill on U.S. investment pledges with bipartisan support (LEAD) U.S. sanctions 6 individuals, 2 entities for roles in N.

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