Five new hotels were opened in Samjiyon, near the Chinese border, with Kim Jong Un praising the "rising status" of North Korea's people. North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter Ju Ae have opened what state media calls an "attractive mountainous tourist resort and leisure ground for the people." According to the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), five luxury hotels have opened their doors in Samjiyon, a remote northern city near China. According to KCNA he said the new resort was "clear proof of the ever-growing ideal of our people and our state's potential for development." But Kim is on a drive to boost tourism, and the opening of the new hotels at Samjiyon follows North Korea's launch of the Wonsan Kalma Coastal Tourist Zone earlier this year.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 23, 2025 20:26 UTC