{"id":57511,"date":"2018-01-27T06:35:19","date_gmt":"2018-01-27T06:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=57511"},"modified":"2018-01-27T06:35:19","modified_gmt":"2018-01-27T06:35:19","slug":"north-korea-turning-missile-test-site-swanky-resort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/world-news\/north-korea-turning-missile-test-site-swanky-resort.html","title":{"rendered":"North Korea turning missile test site into swanky resort"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">North Korea turning missile test site into swanky resort<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Life\u2019s a beach in North Korea.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The hermit kingdom has announced plans for a world-class resort along the coastal Kangwon province \u2014 but the area also is used as a missile testing ground, the UK\u2019s Sun reported.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The statement coincided with plans by Winter Olympics host South Korea to take part in joint sporting and cultural events in the area.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The reclusive regime\u2019s pitch appeared to be aimed at capitalizing on global publicity focused on the Games, which kick off Feb. 9 in Pyeongchang.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">\u201cWhen the tourist area is built, it will satisfy the demand of domestic and foreign tourists and will be the most ideal place to link various tourist destinations to the Wonsan-Mt. Kumgang international tourist zone,\u201d North Korea\u2019s state-run KCNA news agency said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The statement did not provide details about the resort, but described the geographic features of the area \u2014 including a \u201cfamous sandy beach\u201d \u2014 and said it would put the country\u2019s tourism \u201con world level.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Meanwhile, North Korean despot Kim Jong Un has nearly blown the entire \u201cslush fund\u201d he inherited from his dad on nuclear tests, and is eager to take part in the Olympics to boost his economy, according to the Sun.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">\u201cDue to Kim Jong Un\u2019s extravagant spending, the slush fund from his father, Kim Jong Il, is running out,\u201d according to a source in China with close ties to Pyongyang\u2019s elite, Radio Free Asia reported.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">\u201cWe can speculate that he spent a lot of money from the number of missile [and nuclear weapons] tests he carried out,\u201d the source said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Experts say tourism is an important part of Kim\u2019s plans to boost the country\u2019s economy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">It is one of a dwindling number of North Korean cash sources not specifically targeted by international sanctions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">This week, South Korean officials traveled to the Wonsan area to inspect facilities at the Masik Pass ski resort and the nearby Kalma airport, which has yet to see any international flights after it opened in 2015, Reuters reported.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">As part of unity activities surrounding the Olympics, the two countries agreed to hold joint ski training at Masik Pass and a cultural event at Mount Kumgang.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\">Source:-\u00a0https:\/\/nypost.com\/2018\/01\/26\/north-korea-turning-missile-test-site-into-swanky-resort\/<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/world-news\/north-korea-turning-missile-test-site-swanky-resort.html\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 630px !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Korea turning missile test site into swanky resort Life\u2019s a beach in North Korea. The hermit kingdom has announced plans for a world-class resort along the coastal Kangwon province \u2014 but the area also is used as a missile testing ground, the UK\u2019s Sun reported. 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