The commercials were filmed at Majeon Beach in South Hamgyong Province ... is banned in the totalitarian country. Russia and North Korea have been strengthening their alliance in recent years.

The group is shown swimming, riding jet skis, running and playing beach volleyball An online advertisement by a North Korean travel company showing young Russians frolicking on a beach is going ...

North Korea is set to open its mega beach resort. The new holiday site, marked as "one of the world's most eco-friendly destinations", can accommodate up to 10,000 guests per day. The Wonsan Kalma ...

Mr Bogle said it was often compared to the Benidorm area of Spain's Costa Blanca — a destination famous for its hotels, beaches, and skyscrapers, which a North Korean fact-finding mission ...

The tourism industry has provided a crucial source of foreign currency for North Korea, which has struggled under international sanctions. Later this year, the Wonsan-Kalma beach resort is set to ...

Among the small tin-roofed homes, you can find coffee shops, bakeries, a quiet beach and a relatively small restaurant scene all serving similar dishes — North Korean cold noodles with spicy ...