British tourists return to North Korea
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First British tourists allowed back into North Korea tell BBC what they saw
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First British tourists allowed back into North Korea tell BBC what they saw.
Tourists were escorted by local guides, who followed strict, pre-approved schedule.
Rason is a special economic zone, to trial new financial policies, it operates as a mini capitalist enclave inside an otherwise socialist state.
The tourists are being kept well away from capital Pyongyang .
North Korea tourism is contentious, especially as travellers have been allowed back before aid workers and most Western diplomats.
Most of the country is kept well hidden, with more than four in 10 believed to be undernourished and needing help.
One of the few chances tourists in North Korea get to interact with local people is through their guides, who sometimes speak English .
Critics argue these trips mainly benefit the regime.
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