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North Korea will open a beach resort to boost to its tourism
. The tourist
is on the east coast. Gleaming new hotels can accommodate 20,000
. State media said the flagship resort is the first of many planned
. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un cut the
at a lavish opening
. He said the new destination was "the
first step" toward fulfilling the nation's
of expanding its travel sector. He added that the resort would help to establish the tourist culture of North Korea. He called it one of his country's "greatest
" of the
.