In his first economic site visit in months, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un announced that the deadline for completing the country’s newest tourist resort, the Yangdok County hot springs and ski resort, would be delayed until December, according to state media.

The ruling party daily Rodong Sinmun published details of the site visit on Saturday morning, showing the resort’s rapid construction since April has made significant progress and is in its final stages.

It was Kim’s fourth visit to the site located in a remote countryside area between Pyongyang and the east coast city of Wonsan, with