N. Korea reopens its borders

North Korea has officially reopened its borders after more than three years of strict border restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. North Korea closed its borders in early 2020 in response to the pandemic but Pyongyang will still require even returning citizens to quarantine on arrival.  

North Korea's state Korean Central News Agency reported that in line with the State Emergency Epidemic Prevention Headquarters's decision, the regime will allow its citizens staying abroad to return home. The decision will likely to lead to the returns of North Korean workers, students and diplomats who have stayed abroad, mostly in China and Russia, for a long time.