Luxury Amid Lamentations: North Korea’s Wonsan-Kalma Resort

Luxury Amid Lamentations: North Korea’s Wonsan-Kalma Resort

North Korea’s dictator Kim Jong Un’s inauguration of the luxurious Wonsan-Kalma resort feels like a scene from a dark satire. Labeled by state media as a beacon of “national treasure-level tourism,” this seaside resort ironically is located in a country crushed by its failing economy, scarce electricity, food shortages and brutal systemic repression. The resort … Read more