North Korea opens massive beach resort | AFP

North Korea has opened a massive resort area on its east coast, according to state media, with the tourism pet project of leader Kim Jong Un reportedly set to welcome Russian guests later this month. The North last year permitted Russian tourists to return for the first time since the pandemic, and Western tour operators briefly returned in February this year. But given the limited capacity of available flights, international tourism to the new beach resort is "likely to remain small in scale," according to Seoul's unification ministry.