N. Korea to open beaches near Mt. Kumgang to tourism

South Korea's Hyundai Business Group founder Chung Ju Yung returns to South Korea via the truce village of Panmunjom on March 11 from a three-day visit to North Korea. He told reporters that North Korea has agreed in principle to allow tourists to visit beaches near scenic Mt. Kumgang in North Korea from this summer.

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