North Korea’s long-stalled Wonsan-Kalma beach resort will finally open in May 2025 as part of plans to “boost tourism,” leader Kim Jong Un said during a visit to the east coast site on Tuesday, according to state media.
Work began on the “world-level coastal tourist city” in early 2018, but it missed multiple deadlines for opening in 2019 before the pandemic hit and it appeared to be largely deserted and put on indefinite hold.
North Korea’s long-stalled Wonsan-Kalma beach resort will finally open in May 2025 as part of plans to “boost tourism,” leader Kim Jong Un said during a visit to the east coast site on Tuesday, according to state media.
Work began on the “world-level coastal tourist city” in early 2018, but it missed multiple deadlines for opening in 2019 before the pandemic hit and it appeared to be largely deserted and put on indefinite hold.
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