South Korean reporters to North Korea do not have to pay $10,000 visa fee
(Baonghean.vn) - On May 23, a source in the South Korean Unification Ministry said that North Korea does not require South Korean reporters who come to North Korea to monitor the destruction of the nuclear test site to pay a $10,000 visa fee.
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| Foreign reporters prepare to leave for North Korea from Beijing International Airport on May 22. Photo: AP |
“Many media outlets reported that foreign reporters were allegedly asked by North Korea to pay a fee of $10,000 for the trip. We have not received such information,” the source said, adding that Pyongyang did not make any financial demands on the South Korean reporters.
The source also confirmed that eight reporters from South Korea have departed for North Korea.
The South Korean government hastily arranged a charter flight to take reporters to Wonsan city (North Korea), from an airport in Seongnam city near the capital Seoul.
A day earlier, a group of reporters from China, Russia, the US and the UK departed from Beijing (China) to Wonsan city on a special flight of North Korea's Koyo Air. The reporters are expected to arrive at Punggye-ri on a special train./.
