North Korea suspends foreign tourism to new beach resort

North Korea has suspended foreign tourism to its massive new Wonsan Kalma beach resort just weeks after the "world-class" facility's opening, a state-run tourism website announced. File Photo by KCNA/EPA SEOUL, July 18 (UPI) -- Just weeks …

North Korea debuts new X-shaped prison layout as it pushes ahead with expansion

NK Pro also identifies two additional sites undergoing reconstruction as part of nationwide prison modernization Military construction workers (left) and new prison construction in Songgan (right) | Image: KCTV (Sept. 18, 2023), Planet Labs (June 23, 2025 …

North Korean defectors join new K-pop band

SEOUL: A new K-pop boy band made their global debut on Friday with two members who defected from North Korea and an album that includes a song about the consequences of escaping one of the world's most repressive states. 1VERSE, pronounced " …

North Korea bans foreign tourists from new coastal resort

SEOUL: North Korea has blocked foreign tourists from entering its newly developed Wonsan-Kalma Coastal Tourist Zone, just days after Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov visited the site. The decision was announced by the North’s National Tourism …

Death toll rises to 14 in South Korea as heavy rain triggers landslide and flooding

By Hyunjoo Jin SEOUL (Reuters) -Two people have died and a further two were missing in the South Korean resort town of Gapyeong on Sunday, after a landslide engulfed houses and flooding swept away vehicles during a period of heavy rainfall. This brings the …

North Korea abruptly stops admitting foreign tourists to Kalma beach resort

North Korea has decided to temporarily stop receiving foreign tourists at its new beach resort located in the coastal city of Wonsan, Pyongyang’s state-run tourism promotion website showed Friday, without providing an explanation. Less than a month after …

Meet the K-pop stars from North Korea

Hyuk and Seok fled North Korea separately as teenagers. Now, after intense K-pop training, they are making their debut as members of the boy band 1VERSE. Speaking to CNN at a cafe in Seoul, they share their excitement and their dreams. ​THE-CNN-WIRE (TM) …

asia Death toll rises to 14 in South Korea as heavy rain triggers landslide and flooding

SEOUL - Two people have died and a further two were missing in the South Korean resort town of Gapyeong on Sunday (July 20), after a landslide engulfed houses and flooding swept away vehicles during a period of heavy rainfall. This brings the nationwide …

North Korea bans foreign tourists to newly opened beach resort

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea is suspending the entry of foreign tourists to a recently opened mega beach resort, a move that dims prospects for the complex that leader Kim Jong Un hailed it as “one of the greatest successes this year.” DPR Korea …

North Korea bans foreign tourists to newly opened beach resort