Many North Koreans were stranded overseas after the country shut its borders in early 2020 to keep Covid out.
North Korea is one of the last few countries to do so.became the first foreign dignitaries to visit North Korea since it shut its borders, arriving in Pyongyang to attend a military parade.
Last Tuesday, an Air Koryo plane - North Korea's flagship carrier - arrived in China, a day after Chinese foreign ministry said it had approved the restarting of commercial air travel between the two countries. Many of the stranded North Korean students, workers, and diplomats have been stuck in China for three and a half years.
Reclusive North Korea had sealed itself off in early 2020 to keep the pandemic out, but also walled itself off from all trade and diplomatic ties, cutting off imports of essential goods like food and medicine.
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