SEOUL: North Korea has invited foreign golfers to a tournament in Pyongyang, another tentative step in the reclusive country’s reopening after Chinese and Russian officials attended a military parade last month.
The country has been under a rigid self-imposed Covid-19 blockade since early 2020 but there are increasing signs that Pyongyang may be becoming more flexible on border controls, experts say.
“The Pyongyang Golf Course hosts an amateur golfers’ competition in spring and autumn every year,” read a post from Aug 2 on Pyongyang’s official DPR Korea Tour website, which can be very slow to load.
“Foreign amateurs can also take part in this competition held in spring and autumn in our country and develop friendship with Korean amateur golfers.”
The post also included an email address and phone number for its “golf travel company” — under…
