Overview

• Spanning a four-kilometer coastline, the resort includes hotels, hostels and facilities for sea swimming, sports, recreation and dining, with capacity for nearly 20,000 visitors.
• Kim Jong-un attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony alongside his wife Ri Sol-ju and daughter Kim Ju-ae, hailing the development as a “brilliant reality” and a major national achievement.
• The Russian ambassador and embassy officials were invited to the inauguration, signaling plans to resume a direct Moscow–Pyongyang train service and deepen bilateral tourism ties.
• Domestic visits begin on July 1 as North Korea reopens to tourism following 2020 border closures and a gradual lifting of COVID-19 restrictions.
• Kim has tasked officials to outline plans for more large-scale coastal resorts at the upcoming Ninth Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea.