Wonsan–Kalma was supposed to be North Korea’s economic lifeline: a four kilometer stretch of beaches, one hundred and fifty ...

North Korea’s so-called “six-star” Hyangsan Hotel rises like a pyramid in the mountains — a surreal oasis of marble floors, glass chandeliers, rotating restaurants, and constant electricity in a ...

The first ‘flotel’ in history, a seven-story behemoth with tennis courts, opened in 1988 in the middle of the sea. It was a ...

North Korea has suspended the entry of foreign visitors to its new beach resort in Wonsan-Kalma, only weeks after opening the site to domestic tourists and a small group of Russians, state-run tourism ...

SEOUL – North Korea is banning 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 ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – The 105-story, pyramid-shaped hotel that has stood over North Korea’s capital city like a mountain for more than 20 years just might be on the verge of opening for the first ...