North reportedly building new tourist attraction on coast following Wonsan Kalma establishment

North Korea is reportedly building a new coastal tourist attraction in the northern part of its east coast, following the opening of the Wonsan Kalma Coastal Tourist Zone earlier this year.

2025-11-11

Unification minister hopes to resume inter-Korean tour program, adding North's Kalma beach

Unification Minister Chung Dong-young expressed hope Monday of resuming an inter-Korean tour program to North Korea's Mount Kumgang and expanding it to the newly developed Kalma beach resort.

2025-09-22

North's Kalma resort likely for domestic tourists, expert says

A prominent North Korean researcher believes that the new Wonson-Kalma coastal resort was intended to attract local tourists rather than international visitors, contrary to earlier speculation that it was intended to generate cash for the regime.

2025-08-05

North Korea increases imports of beach resort goods as part of tourism revival drive

North Korea is quietly rebuilding its coastal tourism industry by sharply increasing imports of Chinese resort goods this year in what appears to be a renewed push to draw foreign visitors and hard currency to its struggling economy.

2025-07-29

After recently opening, North Korea blocks foreign tourism to 'world-class' resort area

In a sudden move, North Korea has barred foreign tourists from its recently unveiled Wonsan-Kalma Coastal Tourist Area — just weeks after hailing it as a world-class getaway.

2025-07-18

Pretend tourists, lavish meals, empty beaches: North Korea's new resort gets first foreign reviews

The billiards hall never closed, the beer was always cold and the beachgoers never seemed to sweat — welcome to North Korea’s latest seaside spectacle, where even the vacationers might be on the payroll.

2025-07-15

North Korea makes tourism push as it opens Wonsan resort zone to Russian visitors

North Korea is resuming efforts to revitalize its tourism industry, opening the Wonsan Kalma Coastal Tourist Area to Russian tourists and recruiting international visitors for a trip to Pyongyang in conjunction with an October trade fair.

2025-07-07

Seaside resort in Kim Jong-un's hometown prepares to 'welcome tourists'

North Korea is reportedly finishing final preparations ahead of the opening of the Wonsan seaside resort in Kangwon Province, one of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's signature projects.

2025-05-20

Pyongyang fires SRBM toward South Korean territory

North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile into the South Korean side of the East Sea for the first time on Wednesday morning as well as 16 other missiles of various types into waters off its eastern and western coasts.

2022-11-02

Korean War memorial planned for Arrowhead Ridge

South Korea plans to build a memorial at the site of one of the fiercest battles of the 1950-53 Korean War as part of its plan to turn the demilitarized zone (DMZ) into an international zone of peace.

2020-11-16

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