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North Korea opens beach resort with slides, swimming pool to boost tourism
Hindustan Times
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July 2, 2025
North Koreans enjoyed water activities including, swimming and riding water park slides amid ban on entry of foreign tourists at the newly opened Wonsan-Kalma eastern coastal tourist zone, state media reported. This photo provided on July 2, 2025,...
North Korea ‘offers 30,000 MORE troops’ for Putin’s meatgrinder war after tyrant Kim Jong-un wept over soldiers’ coffins
The Sun
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July 2, 2025
NORTH Korea is reportedly planning to send 30,000 more troops to fight alongside the Russians against Ukraine. It comes just a day after tyrant Kim Jong-un wept over the coffins of his soldiers whom he sent to die in Vladimir Putin's meatgrinder...
North Korea’s Waikiki: North Korea Opens Luxury Beach Resort for Russians
Kyiv Post
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July 2, 2025
North Korea opened a massive resort area on its east coast, state media said Wednesday, with the tourism pet project of leader Kim Jong Un reportedly set to welcome Russian guests later this month. Dubbed “North Korea’s Waikiki” by South Korean...
North Korea's 'concentration camp' revealed as new satellite images show grim reality
Daily Star
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July 2, 2025
A rare glimpse inside the closed-off walls of North Korea has been given – and it shows one of the country's most notorious hell zones. Located inside the mountainous part of Kim Jong-un's isolated land is the Jongori Detention Camp, near Hoeryong...
Kim Jong-un Honors Fallen North Korean Soldiers Killed in Russia’s Kursk Region
Pravda.ru
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July 3, 2025
Kim Jong-un Honors Fallen North Korean Soldiers Killed in Russia’s Kursk Region North Korean leader Kim Jong-un paid tribute to his country’s soldiers who were killed in combat against Ukrainian forces in Russia’s Kursk region. Footage released by...
N. Korea Launches Wonsan Kalma Coastal Resort to Revitalize Tourism
MENAFN
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July 2, 2025
(MENAFN) North Korea has launched the Wonsan Kalma Coastal Tourist Area on its eastern coastline in a strategic move to revitalize tourism and generate vital foreign revenue amidst ongoing international sanctions, state-controlled media reported...
North Korea unveils massive beach resort to attract tourists
The Sun Daily
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July 2, 2025
SEOUL: North Korea opened a massive resort area on its east coast, state media said Wednesday, with the tourism pet project of leader Kim Jong Un reportedly set to welcome Russian guests this month. Dubbed “North Korea’s Waikiki” by South Korean...
North Korea opens massive beach resort, will welcome Russian tourists
United Press International (UPI)
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North Korea officially opened a massive beach resort on its east coast to the public, state-run media reported Wednesday, with Russian guests expected to soon arrive. At a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called...
North Koreans swim at huge new beach resort touted as boost for country’s tourism
The Independent
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July 2, 2025
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North Korea opens massive beach resort to boost tourism
Deutsche Welle
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July 2, 2025
North Korea has opened a massive "world-class cultural resort" on its eastern coast, state media said on Wednesday. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shared images of tourists enjoying the beach in swimwear as the tourist zone opened to...
North Koreans swim and play at beach resort touted as boost for tourism
1News
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North Koreans swam, rode water park slides and enjoyed other water activities at a newly opened mammoth beach resort, state media reported today, as the country largely maintains a ban on the entry of foreign tourists. The Wonsan-Kalma eastern...
North Korea opens massive beach resort, rolls out red carpet for Russians
The Straits Times
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July 2, 2025
SEOUL – North Korea opened a massive resort area on its east coast, state media said on July 2, with the tourism pet project of leader Kim Jong Un reportedly set to welcome Russian guests later in July. Dubbed “North Korea’s Waikiki” by South...
North Korean 'tourists' enjoy rare beach day as Kim Jong-un seeks tourism boost
Daily Star
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July 2, 2025
North Koreans were seen enjoying various water activities, including swimming and sliding down water park attractions, at a newly inaugurated massive beach resort, according to state media reports on Wednesday, despite the country's ongoing...
China steps in as US pulls back from North Korea
Daily NK
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July 3, 2025
As the United States appears to be stepping back from its strategy of promoting democracy in North Korea through information campaigns, China is quietly moving to fill that void. Recent reports from Daily NK show China’s gradual efforts to reshape...
North Korea opens massive beach resort — state media
The Manila Times
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July 2, 2025
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea opened a massive resort area on its east coast, state media said Wednesday, with the tourism pet project of leader Kim Jong Un reportedly set to welcome Russian guests next month. Dubbed "North Korea's Waikiki" by...
North Koreans swim and play at a beach resort touted as a boost for tourism
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia
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“The guests’ hearts were filled with overwhelming emotion as they felt the astonishing new heights of our-style tourism culture blossoming under the era of the Workers’ Party," KCNA said in a typical propaganda-driven dispatch. Photos released by...
N. Korean artists accused of profit-seeking
Daily NK
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July 1, 2025
North Korea organized a special lecture for artists at the prestigious Mansudae Art Studio to demand their ideological allegiance amid concerns about private art sales and “capitalist thinking.” “The vice director of the party’s Propaganda and...
North Korea already using Russian Pantsir missiles to defend Pyongyang, Ukraine's intelligence chief says
The Kyiv Independent
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July 1, 2025
North Korea is already using Russia Pantsir S-1 air defense systems in Pyongyang, Kyrylo Budanov, head of Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR), said in an interview with Hromadske Radio on July 1. The arrival of Pantsir missiles is another sign...
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un shown with coffins of his soldiers killed in Russia
The Spokesman-Review - Washington State
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SEOUL - In the year since North Korea’s Kim Jong Un and Russia’s Vladimir Putin signed a landmark defense pact, their relationship has become demonstrably stronger, not least through Kim’s decision to dispatch at least 12,000 troops to fight in...
Over 100 US companies infiltrated by North Korean workers, raids seize 29 "laptop farms"
Notebook Check
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July 2, 2025
North Korea is said to have operated numerous laptop farms in the US. (Image source: Micha Brändli) The U.S. Department of Justice has confirmed that raids were recently carried out at a total of 29 North Korean "laptop farms" operating in 16 US...