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Russia launches first commercial passenger flights to North Korea in decades
The first flight operated by Russian carrier Nordwind took off from Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport on Sunday.View on euronews ...
First direct commercial flight launched between Russia and North Korea
Passengers gather to check-in for the first flight connecting Moscow and Pyongyang at Moscow's Sheremetyevo International ...
Inside North Korea's secret beach paradise where tourists are watched 24/7
The bizarre reality of the Wonsan-Kalma beach resort, a luxury seaside paradise where there are spotless beaches, modern amenities and persistent surveillance.
First tourists visit North Korea’s ghostly ‘Benidorm’ resort where ‘minders’ follow visitors & phones are ‘bugged’
NORTH Korea has welcomed its first tourists to its ghostly new “Benidorm” beach resort. But the initial batch of visitors ...
‘Phones ‘bugged: Inside North Korea's new beach resort where tourists are followed everywhere
North Korea has welcomed its first tourists to its ghostly new “Benidorm” beach resort. But the initial batch of visitors ...
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North Korea increases imports of beach resort goods as part of tourism revival drive
North Korea is quietly rebuilding its coastal tourism industry by sharply increasing imports of Chinese resort goods this ...
Video. North Korea opens new beach resort to locals but bans foreign tourists
Video. North Koreans have begun visiting the newly opened Wonsan-Kalma beach resort, a state-run complex said to accommodate up to 20,000 people, according to official media.
Russia starts direct commercial flights between Moscow and Pyongyang
Russia has opened a direct air route between Moscow and Pyogyang in a move reflecting closer ties between the two countries.
First visitors to North Korea’s ‘Benidorm’ describe having ‘phones bugged’ and being ‘followed everywhere’
Upon their arrival at a hotel in Wonsan, Daria says that the holidaymakers were shifted to inferior accommodation, as the ...
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North Korea bars foreigners from newly opened beach resort
Opened on 1 July, the Wonsan Kalma Coastal Tourist Zone is seen as a key part of President Kim Jong Un's ambitions to boost tourism.
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Lights out for locals as North Korea’s new resort blazes bright
The Wonsan-Kalma Coastal Tourist Area—a pet project of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un—finally opened on July 1.