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North Korea "proudly" opens mega resort — then immediately bans tourists after bad review

Carla Sinclair
Jul 18, 2025
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Image: Kim Jong Un, dictator of North Korea; Alexander Khitrov / Shutterstock.com

On July 1, North Korea's Kim Jong Un announced "the proud first step" towards expanding tourism when he opened a gargantuan beachside resort fit for 20,000 international visitors. But just two weeks later, the massive complex — which the dictator had called "one of the grea…

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