North Korea inaugurates tourist complex with party led by Kim Jong-un

Tourist area in Wonsan, designed in 2014, will be open to North Korean residents from July. State agency did not mention if foreigners will have access. North Korea opens tourist complex with party led by Kim Jong-un, North Korea has finalized the construction of a huge tourist complex in Wonsan, on the east coast of the country, according to state agency KCNA. It will be opened next Tuesday (1st). The inauguration took place on Tuesday (24), with the presence of Kim Jong-un, fireworks and a large audience, according to the images released by KCNA. The leader visited the facilities, which include a water park. According to KCNA, residents of North Korea will be able to access the site from July 1st. The agency has not reported if foreign tourists will also have access. The government promises that the complex will have hotels, beach access and accommodation for about 20,000 people. Kim Jong-un wants to transform Wonsan, a traditional North Korean holiday destination, into a billionaire tourist hub, Reuters. The project was announced in 2014. Kim Jong-un on Wonnsan Beach, North Korea Disclosure/Kim Kim Jong-un and daughter, Kim Ju AE, during the inauguration of Wonsan Kalma’s Tourism Complex Reading/KCNA Reads: Hackers leave North billionaire Korea with Cryptocurrency Tourist Vetoa with North Korea in 2020, Beginning of the pandemic, but has been gradually suspending restrictions since 2023. Since then, the country has authorized the entry of Russian groups, but Pyongyang and other regions are closed to common tourism. In April, however, there was a marathon with foreign athletes in the capital of the country. According to the Associated Press agency, the resort probably required a huge investment from North Korea and eventually will have to receive Chinese tourists and other foreigners to pay their cost. Kim Jong-un has sought to make the country a tourist hub as part of the efforts to revive the economy, which is in crisis. Wonsan’s area is one of its main bets. Kim Jong-un and daughter, Kim Ju AE, during the inauguration of the Wonsan Kalma Tourism Complex Disclosure/Kcna Hackers leave North billionaire Korea with cryptocurrency

Source link