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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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North Korea's Beach Resort Shuts Out Foreign Tourists
North Korea's much-hyped Wonsan beach resort has abruptly barred foreign visitors, just weeks after welcoming its first ...
North Korea bans foreigners from beach resort after first round of Russian tourists
The decision is an about-face to the beach club's declared goal of attracting overseas visitors and helping initiate a ...
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 ...
Nikkei Asia2h
North Korea's beach umbrella imports surge 47-fold as resort opens
The total value of beach umbrellas imported into North Korea from China reached $207,800 for the first half of this year, up from $4,380 in the year-earlier period, according to Chinese customs data.
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North Korea announces launch of beach resort for unexpected reason and guests are expected to arrive very soon
The country's supreme leader Kim Jong-un has unveiled a mammoth new resort on North Korea's east coast, which can accommodate up to 20,000 guests, and who knows, in the future, you could be one of ...
North Korea halts foreign tourism at beach resort weeks after opening
No official explanation was provided, but analysts suggest the decision may be linked to Russian media report implying the ...
Daily NK4d
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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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 ...