Without international tourists to fill its rooms, North Korea’s Wonsan Kalma Coastal Tourist Area has transformed into a ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he wants the luxury resort on the eastern seacoast to become a "world destination," but the country has been reluctant to allow in foreign tourists.

When most people think of a sunny beach holiday, they picture Spain’s Costa Blanca or the packed sands of Benidorm. North ...

Kalma beach resort, a state-run complex said to accommodate up to 20,000 people, according to official media.View on euronews ...

North Korea opened its borders to tourists in December 2024, and, according to government officials, in June 2025, ‘tourist city’ of Wonsan Kalma, a large resort on the east coast of the ...

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 ...

North Korea has completed construction of a massive "world-class" beach resort on its east coast and will open it to the public next week, state-run media reported Thursday.

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 says the complex can accommodate nearly 20,000 guests. The resort opened to domestic tourists July 1 before receiving a small group of Russian tourists last week.

The resort started receiving domestic tourists on Tuesday, but it's unclear if they will be the kind of economic stimulants the regime hopes for. North Korea restricts freedom of movement and suffers ...