US ban on travel to North Korea may end this month

By Jung Da-min

A U.S. ban on its citizens traveling to North Korea is expected to expire at the end of this month.

The U.S. government announced on Aug. 2 last year that U.S. passport holders were banned from traveling to North Korea for a year. The ban took effect on Sept. 1.

There has been no announcement from the U.S. government of an extension.

The travel ban followed the death of U.S. college student Otto Wombier, who suffered brain damage after he was detained by North Korea.

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