(29 Jul 2025)
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Wonsan, North Korea – 13-15 July 2025
1. Various of drone shots of beach, beachgoers
2. Various of people in the beach
3. Domestic tourists in sea
4. Drone shot of hotel buildings
5. People looking out from balcony
6. SOUNDBITE (Korean) Jang Kwang Hyok, Director of Tourist Department: ++PARTLY COVERED WITH SHOT 7++
"The Wonsan-Kalma Coastal Tourist Area started service from the 1st of July and it attracts many people from across the country."
7. Domestic tourists arriving at resort ++STARTS ON PREVIOUS SHOT++
8. Various of domestic tourists eating on beach front
9. People in the sea ++OVERLAID WITH AUDIO FROM SHOT 10++
10. SOUNDBITE (Korean) Jang Kwang Hyok, Director of Tourist Department, Wonsan Kalma Resort: ++STARTS ON PREVIOUS SHOT++
"The Kalma peninsula, has this beach strip here which is 4 kilometers long and we call it ‘myong-sa-sim-ri,’ it’s well known in our country as a scenic spot on the east coast."
11. Various of beach and beachgoers in the sea
STORYLINE:
North Koreans have been enjoying the newly opened Wonsan-Kalma beach resort, which state media says can accommodate nearly 20,000 people, though foreign tourists have no access to it for now.
Last week, North Korea said it is banning the entry of foreign tourists to the recently opened mega beach resort, a move that dims prospects for the complex that leader Kim Jong Un hailed as "one of the greatest successes this year."
The extent of the ban remains unclear.
Russia on Sunday opened a regular air link between Moscow and Pyogyang, a move reflecting increasingly close ties between the two countries.
Russia’s Transport Ministry said there will be one flight a month to meet demand.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who visited the new Wonsan-Kalma beach resort earlier this month to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, promised to encourage Russian tourists to visit the complex.
North Korea has been slowly easing the curbs imposed during the pandemic and reopening its borders in phases.
Russia and North Korea have sharply expanded military and other ties in recent years, with Pyongyang supplying weapons and troops to back Russia’s military action in Ukraine.
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