Rare insight into North Korea

North Korea has allowed a rare visit by international journalists ahead of celebrations on the 60th anniversary of the armistice that ended the Korean War.

Rare insight into North Korea

It's been called the Forbidden Land.

 

North Korea, sealed off to much of the world for the past six decades, has become as much of a mystery as anywhere.

 

But the secretive state has allowed a rare visit by international journalists ahead of tomorrow's celebrations on the 60th anniversary of the armistice that ended the Korean War.

 

Elise Potaka from SBS's Insight program is one of them.

 

She spoke to Ron Sutton on the phone from Pyongyang.