North Korea's Kim Jong Un just opened the Wonsan-Kalma beach resort on June 24, in a major effort to boost tourism in the country. Earlier, slated to be opened in 2019, the beach resort will now open for domestic tourists from July 1.

Kim Jong Un inaugurated the giant Wonsan Kalma beach resort hub on North Korea’s east coast on Tuesday as part of his push to promote tourism. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.