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North Korea has a new luxury beach resort. But the country isn't open to most tourists
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he wants the luxury resort on the eastern seacoast to become a "world destination," but ...
Wonsan-Kalma: North Korea's new 'mammoth' beach resort
The "mammoth" resort is the "biggest tourist complex in North Korea" and offers various sports, open water swimming, water ...
Russian foreign minister arrives in North Korea, KCNA says
SEOUL (Reuters) -Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in North Korea on Friday, North Korea's state media KCNA said ...
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North Korea Unveils New Tourist Site—But Still Bans Tourists
In recent years, however, North Korea has been under strict lockdown following the COVID-19 pandemic. Until February of this year, no Western tourists had visited the country since 2020.
North Koreans swim at huge new beach resort touted as boost for country’s tourism
North Korea has opened a vast new beach resort, the Wonsan-Kalma eastern coastal tourist zone, to its citizens, state media ...
In a Good-Will Gesture, South Korea Returns Stranded Fishermen to the North
The fishermen’s boats had drifted into South Korean waters, officials said. The South’s new president has been trying to ...
Moscow’s top diplomat to visit North Korea as Pyongyang gets pulled deeper into Russia’s war on Ukraine
One of Russia’s most powerful men, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, is set to visit North Korea this weekend, in a sign of ...