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North Korea Opens Wonsan-Kalma Beach Resort Ahead of Russian Tourists

  • North Korea has constructed a large beach resort that can accommodate around 20,000 visitors, set to open for domestic tourists next Tuesday.
  • Kim Jong Un declared the resort's construction as 'one of the greatest successes this year' and is a step towards developing tourism.
  • North Korea reopened its borders in August 2023 after closing them for almost four years due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
  • Kim Jong Un expressed 'great satisfaction' and emphasized that more large-scale tourist zones will be built 'in the shortest time possible.
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A new resort was inaugurated in North Coree in the tourist area of Wonsan-Kalma on the east coast. It is expected to open its doors to international tourists on July 1.

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North Korea, which is cut off from the world, can now be seen welcoming tourists. In fact, on June 24, North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un has opened the Wonsan Kalma sea beach located on the northern coast of the country to the public. Russia has helped a lot in building this beach in North Korea.

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The president of North Korea, Kim Jong-un, inaugurated this week a spa town capable of hosting almost 20,000 tourists, located near Wonsan, in the north of the Asian nation, where much of the North Korean elite owns rest villas. The tourist center, which could welcome foreign travelers, has four kilometers of beach, hotels, restaurants and a water park. In images shared by state media, you can see the president relaxed by a swimming pool, along …

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Rarely seen in public, Ri Sol-ju, wife of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, reappeared alongside her husband to inaugurate the seaside resort of Wonsan-Kalma, on the west coast of the country.

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NK News broke the news in Seoul, Korea, Republic of on Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
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