North Korea's party daily Rodong Sinmun reports on the 23rd that the completion ceremony for the Yeombunjin Coastal Park District takes place on the 21st. Members of the Party Central leadership bodies including leading officials of the party and government, officials from North Hamgyong Province and Gyeongseong County, workers, builders, and employees of the Yeombunjin Coastal Park District attend. /Courtesy of News1

North Korea has completed a new tourist district on the East Sea coast of North Hamgyong Province. Following the Wonsan-Kalma coastal tourist district, it is expanding coastal tourism development centered on domestic visitors.

According to the Korean Central News Agency on the 23rd, the completion ceremony for the Yeombunjin Coastal Park District in North Hamgyong Province on the 21st was attended by Premier Pak Thae-song and North Hamgyong Province People's Committee Chairperson Pak Myong-ho.

The agency reported that "a comprehensive service complex capable of accommodating hundreds of people, including the Yeombunjin Marine Inn, a beach, a movie theater, shops, an electronic game room, and a water park, has been excellently built."

Chairperson Pak Myong-ho emphasized at the completion ceremony that the marine inn was built on a scale reminiscent of a large passenger ship and will provide ample rest and convenience for both provincial residents and business travelers.

North Korea's party daily Rodong Sinmun reports on the 23rd that the completion ceremony for the Yeombunjin Coastal Park District takes place on the 21st. Members of the Party Central leadership bodies including leading officials of the party and government, officials from North Hamgyong Province and Gyeongseong County, workers, builders, and employees of the Yeombunjin Coastal Park District attend. /Courtesy of News1

Construction of the hotel at the Yeombunjin coastal tourist site began in 2011 under instructions from National defense Commission Chairperson Kim Jong Il, but the project was delayed for a long time. In 2018, Kim Jong-un, the State Affairs Commission Chairperson, visited the site, criticized the lackluster progress, and ordered a redesign to create a modern coastal park. Chairperson Pak said at the completion ceremony that renaming the hotel the Marine Inn also reflected Kim's intent.

This tourist site appears to have been created primarily as a local tourism resource targeting domestic visitors rather than foreigners. However, based on the Wonsan-Kalma development experience, it is seen as keeping in mind the possibility of attracting overseas tourists in the long term.

North Korea's party daily Rodong Sinmun reports on the 23rd that the completion ceremony for the Yeombunjin Coastal Park District takes place on the 21st. Members of the Party Central leadership bodies including leading officials of the party and government, officials from North Hamgyong Province and Gyeongseong County, workers, builders, and employees of the Yeombunjin Coastal Park District attend. /Courtesy of News1

A North Korean National Tourism Administration official said in September last year that "based on the achievements of developing the Kalma Peninsula, large-scale tourism and culture districts of various types will be built in several regions."

Meanwhile, ahead of the 9th party congress, North Korea is hurrying to wrap up construction projects across the country that have been underway for a long time. On the 20th, in line with Kim's 2018 remodeling order, the Onpho Workers' Sanatorium in North Hamgyong Province was completed.

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