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In North Korea, Wonsan's Seaside Resort Is Hard to Seduce Russians

The North Korean regime is focused on tourism. This July, the North Korean leader inaugurated a huge hotel complex in Wonsan, on the east coast of the country. Restaurants, water park, four kilometers of beach and enough to accommodate 20,000 tourists, North Korea is doing things big. But the first Russian visitors, the only ones allowed to come at the moment, don't advertise it very well.

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The North Korean regime is focused on tourism. This July, the North Korean leader inaugurated a huge hotel complex in Wonsan, on the east coast of the country. Restaurants, water park, four kilometers of beach and enough to accommodate 20,000 tourists, North Korea is doing things big. But the first Russian visitors, the only ones allowed to come at the moment, don't advertise it very well.

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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Eun-jung = Experts analyzed that the success or failure of the Wonsan-Kalma Coastal Tourist Zone in Gangwon Province, a large-scale beach resort complex in North Korea, depends on cooperation between the South and the North...

·Korea, Republic of
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North Korea's luxury resort Wonsan-Kalma closed its doors for foreign tourists only a few weeks after the pompous opening by Kim Jong-un. Sergei Lavrov was only there as a guest. Was the Putin-trusted enthralled?

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News.de broke the news in on Wednesday, July 23, 2025.
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