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Pyongyang plans to redevelop its flagship Mount Kumgang tourist complex into an international resort, a year after leader Kim Jong Un ordered South Korean-built buildings there demolished, state media reported on Sunday.
The resort – once a prominent symbol of inter-Korean economic cooperation – was built by South Korea’s Hyundai Asan on one of North Korea’s most scenic mountains, drawing hundreds of thousands of Southern visitors.
But last year, Kim condemned the development with South Korea as an eyesore and described facilities there as “shabby” and built like “makeshift tents in a disaster-stricken area or isolation wards”, ordering their removal.
North Korean Premier Kim Tokhun reportedly paid a visit recently to tourist sites at Mount Geumgang, possibly a sign in the pandemic that the regime wants to reopen them to bring about an economic revival.
State media said Sunday that the premier looked around tourist sites and a coastal park in the area, and discussed development plans for hotels, golf courses and ski resorts there.
Observers say these projects could be included in a new fiveyear plan to be unveiled at the Workers Party congress in January.
Early this year, the North told South Korea to remove its facilities at Mount Geumgang where there used to be tours for South Koreans, but it suspended that demand because of COVID19.
North Korea to redevelop flagship tourist resort [서울=아시아뉴스통신] 레악카나기자 송고시간 2020-12-21 05:36
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected the Mount Kumgang tourist area in 2019 and described it as an eyesore. (Photo by=AFP)
[Asia News Communication = Reporter Reakkana] Pyongyang plans to redevelop its flagship Mount Kumgang tourist complex into an international resort, a year after leader Kim Jong Un ordered South Korean-built buildings there demolished, state media reported Sunday (Dec 20).
The resort - once a prominent symbol of inter-Korean economic cooperation - was built by South Korea s Hyundai Asan on one of the North s most scenic mountains, drawing hundreds of thousands of Southern visitors. But last year Kim condemned the development with the South as an eyesore and described facilities there as shabby and built like makeshift tents in a disaster-stricken area or isolation wards , orde
North Korea reveals controversial plans to redevelop Kumgang tourist area
Kim Jong Un called for the removal and replacement of South Korean facilities at the Kumgang tourist area in Oct. 2019
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North Korea on Sunday revealed controversial plans to redevelop the Mount Kumgang tourist area, a prominent site of former inter-Korean cooperation. It has been over a year since Kim Jong Un ordered the removal and replacement of South Korean facilities built there.
DPRK Premier Kim Tok Hun toured the area to “learn about its development” and was pictured in front of an annotated map depicting areas to be redeveloped for tourism purposes, state media showed on Sunday.