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‘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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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North Korea cracks down on water safety after 127 drowning accidents last year
North Korean authorities are warning the public about drowning and other water-related accidents as people head to the ...
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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.
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North Korea Roundup: Foreign tourists banned from new beach resort, Russia visit raises alarm, US-North Korea conflict
Foreign tourists banned from newly opened beach resort North Korea has barred foreign tourists from entering its newly opened ...
Russia starts direct commercial flights between Moscow and Pyongyang
Russia on Sunday opened a regular air link between Moscow and Pyogyang, a move reflecting increasingly close ties between the ...
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, carrying over 400 passengers, and landed in North Korea's capital around eight hours later.
On This Day: Italian King Umberto I assassinated
On 1900, Italian King Umberto I was shot to death by Gaetano Bresci, an Italian-born anarchist who resided in the United ...
North Korea snubs US offer to resume diplomatic talks: ‘mockery without nuclear recognition’
North Korea's Kim Yo Jong stated that relations between Kim Jong Un and Trump are not bad, but any dialogue must acknowledge ...