Tag: open doors

Launch of open doors, open hearts comic book brings together the families of the rescuer and rescued

The year 2017 marks the 80th anniversary of one of the most extraordinary humanitarian stories on the eve of World War II which centers around the Philippines. This is the Open Door policy initiated and installed by Manuel L. Quezon and the rescue of 1,300 Jewish souls from the Holocaust. Over the past years, the story was highlighted in a variety of ways, with additional research that shed some light on the very unique decision-making […]

N. Korea says door remains ‘open’ for US tourists

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea’s doors are still open to United States tourists, Pyongyang said Friday, despite Washington banning its citizens from travelling there following the death of a US student who had been jailed in the country. The US prohibition, which comes into effect September 1, was introduced after officials said the “serious risk” of arrest by Pyongyang authorities during tourist travel presented an “imminent danger to the physical safety” of its […]