US Bans Travel to North Korea Starting Next Month According to News Leaked on Twitter UpdatedThe US will reportedly ban Americans from traveling to North Korea starting in late August. The formal announcement of the ban isnt scheduled for next week, but news of the decision just leaked on Twitter. Welcome to the 2. I guess. Young Pioneer Tours YPT, a Chinese company that organizes trips into North Korea, was the first to break the news at 3 3. Eastern time this morning in a tweet. The BBC has also gotten confirmation of the ban from a second unnamed travel company. YPT released a statement shortly after its tweet. It is expected that the ban will come into force within 3. July 2. 7th. After the 3. US national that travels to North Korea will have their passport invalidated by their government, said Young Pioneer Tours. NK News, a reliable English language site for news on North Korea, reports that the tourism company was tipped off about the decision after Sweden made an inquiry into how many Americans are currently in North Korea. The US doesnt have formal diplomatic relations with North Korea and depends on Sweden to be its eyes and ears. NK News also confirms from its own sources that there will likely be an exemption for charities working in the country, though its not yet clear what those exemptions would look like specifically. The US State Departments office in South Korea has not immediately returned Gizmodos request for comment. We will update this post when they do.
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