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China opens bus service to North Korea

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IANS Beijing

China has started a bus service from its border city of Yanji in northeastern Jilin Province to neighbouring North Korea, Chinese tourism authorities said Monday.

A total of 48 Chinese tourists and two Chinese guides ended their two-day tour to the North Korean city of Rason Sunday, Xinhua quoted Wang Yanbo, deputy chief of Yanji tourism bureau, as saying.

The journey to North Korea takes around four hours and will operate from Tuesday to Saturday.

Travel figures show that about 10,000 Chinese tourists visit North Korea annually.

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First Published: Aug 04 2014 | 6:22 PM IST

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