INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
North Korea has barred foreign tourists from a newly opened beach resort, the country's tourism administration said this week, just days
after Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov visited the area.The sprawling seaside resort on its east coast, North Korean leader Kim Jong
Korean media, the Wonsan-Kalma Coastal Tourist Zone appears to be lined with high-rise hotels and waterparks, and can purportedly
accommodate approximately 20,000 people.State media previously said visits to Wonsan by Russian tour groups were expected in the coming
North Korea's tourism industry during his early years in power, analysts have said, and the coastal resort area was a particular focus.He
return for the first time since the pandemic, and Western tour operators briefly returned in February this year.Seoul's unification
capacity of available flights.Kim held talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Wonsan last week where he offered Moscow his
visit, Russia announced that it would begin twice-a-week flights between Moscow and Pyongyang.
