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North Korea Unveils 2026 Calendar Promoting New Resort

12/10/2025

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A North Korean publisher has released a 2026 calendar for Chinese tourists, highlighting a new beach resort in the Wonsan Kalma area.
The resort, which includes hotels and leisure facilities, opened in summer 2025, with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov visiting in July.
Tours to North Korea briefly resumed in February 2025 but were suspended again.
The Pyongyang International Marathon is set for April 5, 2026, with all amateur runner tours fully booked, though South Korean, Malaysian, and Japanese passport holders are barred from participating.

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Story summary

A North Korean publisher has released a 2026 calendar for Chinese tourists, highlighting a new beach resort in the Wonsan Kalma area.
The resort, which includes hotels and leisure facilities, opened in summer 2025, with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov visiting in July.
Tours to North Korea briefly resumed in February 2025 but were suspended again.
The Pyongyang International Marathon is set for April 5, 2026, with all amateur runner tours fully booked, though South Korean, Malaysian, and Japanese passport holders are barred from participating.