North Korea bars foreign tourists from new seaside resort

(FILES) Domestic tourists react after riding a slide into a swimming pool at the Myongsasimni Water Park in the Wonsan Kalma Coastal Tourist Area in Wonsan, North Korea's Kangwon Province on July 2, 2025. North Korea has barred foreigners from a newly opened beach resort, the country's tourism administration said on July 18, just days after Russia's top diplomat visited the area. (Photo by KIM Won Jin / AFP)