North Korea next week will open a signature tourist site on its east coast that it called a prelude to a new era in its tourism industry, though there is no word on when the country will fully reop… ...

North Korea’s most notable experiment with international tourism came in the late 1990s, when it opened the scenic Mount Kumgang area on its southeastern coast to visitors from 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 fully reopen to ...

NK-chronology SEOUL, June 20 (Yonhap) -- The following are key developments regarding North Korea this week. ---------- June 15 -- Lee vows efforts to swiftly restore dialogue channel with N ...

North Korea tested missiles in the same city of Wonsan as recently as in May. Even though Kim Jong Un said he wants it to become a "world destination," there's no indication yet that the resort ...

North Korea is banning the entry of foreign tourists to a recently opened mega beach resort, a move that dims prospects for the complex that leader Kim Jong Un hailed it as “one of the greatest ...

Russia's Primorsky region, which borders North Korea, said last week that the first group of Russian tourists headed to the Wonsan-Kalma resort would depart on Monday for an eight-day trip which ...

North Korea will open a tourist site on its east coast next week that it calls a prelude to a new era in its tourism industry, though the country still mostly blocks foreign visitors.

The Wonsan-Kalma eastern coastal tourist zone, which North Korea says can accommodate nearly 20,000 people, is at the heart of leader Kim Jong Un’s push to boost tourism.

Kim Jong Un cuts the ribbon during the opening ceremony of North Korea's new beachside resort. Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP It will now open its doors to North Koreans ...