SEOUL: North Korea’s doors are still open to US tourists, Pyongyang said Friday, despite Washington banning its citizens from traveling there following the death of a US student who had been jailed in the country.

The US prohibition, which comes into effect September 1, was introduced after officials said the “serious risk” of arrest by Pyongyang authorities during tourist travel presented an “imminent danger to the physical safety” of its nationals.

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