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North Korea will open a beach resort on Tuesday to provide a [boast / boost] to its tourism [industry / industrial] . The Wonsan-Kalma tourist zone is on the east coast. Its [gleaming / gleaning] new hotels can accommodate 20,000 guests. State [medium / media] reported that the flagship resort is the first of many [develops / developments] planned throughout the country. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un cut the ribbon [to / at] a lavish opening ceremony. He called the new destination "the [proud / pride] first step" toward fulfilling the nation's policy [of / on] expanding its travel sector. He added that the resort would "play a leading role [in / at] establishing the tourist culture" of North Korea. He also said it was one of the country's "greatest feats" [on / of] the year.

This new destination is North Korea's latest site for holidaymakers. It will initially cater [to / at] the domestic market, but officials say [that / it] will welcome foreign visitors. The Korean Central News Agency reported [what / that] Russian tours will start [on / in] late July. A state official stated that there could be an [influx / flux] of Chinese tourists. "We are monitoring the potential resumption of large-scale Chinese [grouped / group] tours to North Korea, but no concrete signs have [emerged / emergence] yet." Chinese travellers constituted more than 90 per cent of visitors before the coronavirus pandemic. North Korea hasn't [fully / full] lifted a ban on foreign visitors that it imposed during COVID-19. It remains unclear when [another / other] international guests will be able [to / for] visit.