The North Korean President Kim Jong UN is unveiling a new beach resort for up to 20,000 people. But who is going to visit? Surprisingly, Russians!
You can see Kim here cutting the ribbon himself, fireworks, high rise hotels, a giant seaside celebration. This is a huge contrast to the military parades and reports of human rights abuses made by North Korean defectors and international human rights groups for decades.
So the larger picture of what's going on in North Korea at this moment is Tourism. This could be one of the most secretive countries on earth making a big foray into tourism.
In fact, Kim has indicated that himself in this grand opening speech, as far as we know, beginning July 1, this is only open to North Koreans, but Russia's ambassador was at the ceremony, and Russian tourists were the first international visitors allowed into North Korea after COVID.
So we're watching to see, especially as train service between Moscow and Pyongyang just started again. It Could possible the next stop on a Russia to North Korean itinerary will be this beach.
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