Wonsan Kalma, with a 2.5 mile beach, is one of Kim Jong-un's most-discussed tourism projects, but the only foreign visitors allowed so far have been Russians.

North Korea has barred foreign tourists from a newly opened beach resort on its east coast just weeks after promoting it as a “world-class tourist and cultural destination”.

North Korea says it is banning the entry of foreign tourists to a recently opened mega beach resort, a move that dims prospects for the complex.