A target completion date of April 15, 2019 – the birthday of Kim Il Sung – has been set for North Korea’s Wonsan-Kalma coastal tourist area, ruling party organ the Rodong Sinmun revealed over the weekend.

In an article covering a Friday on-the-spot guidance by Kim Jong Un, it was reported the North Korean leader gave an “instruction to complete the construction till the Day of the Sun, the birth anniversary of President Kim Il Sung, next year.”

This marks the first time North Korean authorities have publicly set a date for the project’s completion.

Various dates have been suggested