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Hotels, beaches and water parks, but where are the tourists? Inside North Korea’s vast — and nearly empty — new resort

As North Korea touts a new beach destination on its east coast, Pyongyang is quietly embracing its own brand of consumer ...
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North Korea Launches Tourism Campaign with New Beachside Resort Featuring a Water Park. Who Can Visit?

In an attempt to develop a tourist economy, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un celebrated the impending launch of Wonsan Kalma, a beachside resort with attractions including a water park The park is set ...
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North Korea will open its biggest tourist site next week, though it's not yet welcoming foreigners

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea next week will open a signature coastal tourist site that it says will usher in a new era in its tourism industry, though there is no word on when the country ...
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As North Korea opens new tourism resort, which foreign tourists is it hoping to attract?

North Koreans swam and rode water slides at a newly opened mammoth beach resort which can accommodate nearly 20,000 people, state media reported on Wednesday. Despite restrictions which largely ban ...

My trip to North Korea's 'Benidorm' - flanked by guards and full of rules

Anastasia, one of the first Russian visitors to North Korea's new resort, tells of "immaculate" beaches, meaty meals and ...
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North Korea opens new two-story beer pub in Rason in bid to attract tourism

North Korea has opened a large new pub called the Tumen River Beer House in Rason, a key land gateway to Russia, the ...
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North Korea opening a tourist site on its east coast next week that's key to its tourism hopes

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea next week will open a signature tourist site on its east ...
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North Korea will open its biggest tour site next week, though it still largely blocks foreigners

North Korea Tourism In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, sitting center, with his wife Ri Sol Ju, rear, and daughter tours the Wonsan-Kalma coastal ...
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North Korea bars foreign tourists from new seaside resort

North Korea has barred foreigners from a newly opened beach resort, the country's tourism administration said this week, just days after Russia's top diplomat visited the area. The sprawling seaside ...
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North Korea will open its biggest tour site next week, though it still largely blocks foreigners

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea next week will open a signature coastal tourist site that it says will usher in a new era in its tourism industry, though there is no word on when the country will ...