A remote part of North Korea is set to reopen to tourists this month, the first organised tour open to international visitors since the country’s borders closed in January 2020.

The first tour is set to take place Feb. 12 to 18, when major celebrations are planned for the birthday of the country's late leader Kim Jong Il, one of North Korea's biggest holidays.

North Korea is tentatively reopening its country to tourism following the closure of its borders during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. A tour operator has begun reopening bookings to see Rason, a city that neighbors the countries of China and Russia,

North Korean troops, largely special ops forces, have suffered high casualties in bloody assaults not unlike other units, including prison units.

North Korean missiles used by Russia in attacks on Ukraine since December have become more accurate, Reuters reported on Feb. 6, citing sources familiar with the matter. Analysts believe North Korea is using the battlefield as a testing ground for its missile technology,

The precision of North Korean missiles used by Russia against Ukraine has significantly improved since late last year, according to two senior Ukrainian officials who spoke to Reuters. They reported that while earlier strikes missed their targets by 1 to 3 kilometers,