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North Korea bans foreign tourists to newly opened beach resort
North Korea says it is banning the entry of foreign tourists to a recently opened mega beach resort, a move that dims ...
North Korea suspends foreign tourism to new beach resort
Just weeks after opening a massive new beach resort, North Korea has temporarily suspended foreign tourism to the ...
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North Korea "proudly" opens mega resort - then immediately bans tourists after bad review
North Korea's Kim Jong Un announced "the proud first step" towards expanding tourism when he opened a gargantuan beachside ...
North Korea abruptly bars foreigners from recently unveiled ‘world class’ beach resort days after Lavrov visit
North Korea halts foreigners’ access to Wonsan-Kalma tourism zone, citing temporary suspension of official tourism ...
K-pop band 1VERSE debuts with 2 North Korean defector members
The five-member K-pop group 1VERSE is debuting Friday, with two North Korean defectors alongside members from the United ...
North Korea's answer to Benidorm BANS foreign tourists
Experts have said that North Korea likely stopped foreign travel to the resort after a Russian article by a reporter who ...
North Korean avoids land mines to cross DMZ into South Korea as Seoul softens stance on Pyongyang
A North Korean man crossed the DMZ on foot before midnight Thursday, asking South Korean troops for help in a rare defection ...
Korea's Mirae Asset tops $300 billion in assets under management
South Korea's Mirae Asset Global Investments said Friday the company manages more than $300 billion in assets, with nearly ...
Can two North Korean defectors take a new K-pop boy band to global superstardom?
In a quiet corner of Seoul’s Hyuga Cafe, a warm, honey-toned space nestled inside what once served as the dormitory for K-pop ...
North Korea has a new luxury beach resort. But the country isn't open to most tourists
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he wants the luxury resort on the eastern seacoast to become a "world destination," but ...
North Korea's Kim, hosting Lavrov, says he will support Russia to resolve Ukraine war
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told Russia's top diplomat his country was ready to "unconditionally support" Moscow's every ...
North Korea bars foreigners from recently unveiled ‘world class’ beach resort days after Lavrov visit
North Korea has barred foreign tourists from a newly opened beach resort on its east coast just weeks after promoting it as a “world-class tourist and cultural destination”. Days after Russia’s ...