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North Korea construction stalled in pandemic year, analysts say By (0) North Korean leader Kim Jong Uns construction projects slowed or stopped in 2020, according to recent satellite imagery analysis. File Photo by KCNA/UPI | License Photo Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Construction on a North Korean resort, hospital and shopping mall appear to have slowed or stopped, according to analysts for 38 North. Activity at North Koreas high-priority projects, the Wonsan-Kalma Coastal Tourism area or beach resort, ...

Its tourism potential has been lauded by no less a real estate expert than Donald Trump, who praised its “great beaches”. But six years after it was first proposed as North Korea’s answer to Ibiza, work on the country’s first international tourist resort appears to have ground to a halt. Backed personally by North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, the Wonsan beach project was supposed to show a lighter side to the hermit state, with luxury hotels, a marina, and a sports complex. Yet the proj...

Tide turns on plans for North Korean Ibiza beach resort  Work grinds to halt on Kim Jong-Uns personal vanity project - despite it having Donalds Trumps backing 23 December 2020 • 7:37pm Wish you were here? Wonsan, a port city on the east coast of North Korea. Credit: Teun Voeten   ITS tourism potential has been lauded by no less a real estate expert than Donald Trump, who praised its "great beaches". But six years after it was first proposed as North Koreas answer to Ibiza, work on the cou...

Photos of Mysterious New Facility Built in Kim Il-sung Square in Pyongyang Published by Media © Photo : Korea Central News Agency Subscribe Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/asia/202012191081511309-photos-of-mysterious-new-facility-built-in-kim-il-sung-square-in-pyongyang-published-by-media/ The unidentified structure is believed to be related to the upcoming 8th Congress of the Worker’s Party of Korea that is to be held in January 2021...