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News North Korea extends Wonsan-Kalma construction deadline to April 2020: KCNAProject now set to be wrapped up in time for next year's Day of the Sun holiday
The North Korean leadership has decided to extend the construction deadline for the marquee Wonsan-Kalma project by six months, state media reported on Saturday, the second such extension since the plan’s inception. The landmark tourism-linked construction project was originally set to be completed in time for this year’s April 15 Day of the Sun celebrations, a national holiday marking the anniversary of the country’s founding President Kim Il Sung. Last August then saw North Korean leader Kim Jong Un announce that he had extended the deadline by six months, with the project set to be wrapped up by © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |