Sight Spot Appears on East Coast as New Scenic Beauty of Socialist Cultural Efflorescence

Inaugural Ceremony of Wonsan Kalma Coastal Tourist Area Held with Splendor

Pyongyang, June 26 (KCNA) -- Thanks to the firm revolutionary will of the Workers' Party of Korea to bring about the shining efflorescence of socialist civilization on our land in our own way with our own resources, entities of new life and new wellbeing are created one after another in different parts of the country. In the days of such rejuvenation, a modern coastal tourist area was created on the Kalma peninsula, famous for its beautiful seaside scenery, greeting the auspicious time of inauguration.

The Wonsan Kalma area, in which hundreds of buildings of modern beauty of various forms have been built in harmony with the scenery of the coastal area widely known for an outstanding landscape from olden times to form a perfect artistic compatibility and connectivity, is a coastal tourist city of our own style without an equal in the world both in name and reality.

The tourist area houses hotels and hostels with accommodations for nearly 20 000 people that the guests at home and abroad can choose according to their tastes. It has sea-bathing service facilities, various sports and recreation facilities and commercial and public catering facilities fully equipped with all conditions and cultural life bases for providing the beauty of the scenic spot on the east coast in all seasons, excitingly picturing a 4km-long stretch of beach to be crowded with the people every year.

The change in the Wonsan Kalma area, a great auspicious event of the whole country, is a brilliant fruition of the profound thinking and undying efforts of the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un who unfolded a grand blueprint for building a world-class cultural resort and saw to it that all the edifices are perfectly created staking the dignity of our state and the honour of our generation. And it is a prelude to the new era of our country's tourist industry came along with the great spirit of service of the Workers' Party of Korea which is steadily carving out a new sphere of socialist civilization and an important cultural progress that made a weighty milestone in the building of our own-style tourist industry.

The inaugural ceremony of the Wonsan Kalma coastal tourist area, a proud and encouraging creation that redoubles the patriotic enthusiasm of our people to outpace the world, was held with splendor on June 24.

The venue of the inaugural ceremony was full of pride of the builders who proudly built a wonderful cultural tourist resort for the people by upholding the noble intention of the great Party Central Committee with vigorous struggle and extraordinary mettle of creation, and the joy of the working people who feel the birth of the proud coastal tourist city of national value.

The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un attended the inaugural ceremony.

When Kim Jong Un arrived, stormy cheers of "Hurrah!" resounded far and wide.

All the participants paid the highest tribute to Kim Jong Un, the great master of creation and construction and the dear father, who is ushering in a new era of prosperity and development full of laughter and happiness of the people with the ardent desire to provide the beloved people with a brighter and richer life and new civilization and with his brilliant wisdom and energetic leadership practice.

Present at the ceremony were the members of central leadership body of the Party including leading cadres of the Party and government, officials of ministries and national agencies, military and civilian builders, officials and employees of the units in charge of construction and operation and officials, working people and youth and students in Kangwon Province and Wonsan City.

The Russian ambassador to the DPRK and his embassy members were invited as special guests.

The national anthem of the DPRK was played.

Pak Thae Song, premier of the DPRK Cabinet, made an inaugural address.

The inauguration of the coastal tourist area, which has emerged on the beautiful Kalma peninsula as a masterpiece of Korean-style tourism, demonstrating the tremendous strength and rapid development of our state, is a clear proof of the inexhaustible creativity and vigorous practical ability of socialist Korea which makes a new history of great change and civilization, the premier said, expressing warm militant tribute in the name of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea and the government of the DPRK to all the builders who have powerfully demonstrated the spirit of the DPRK which splendidly paves the way for the eye-opening development toward future with such precious wealth.

He went on:

The Kalma peninsula, which can be called the coastal scenic spot with the best ecological environment, has assumed a new elegant and modern appearance - this is an epoch-making change that can be made only by our Party.

It is a symbol of the great dignity and wellbeing of the people upheld by the people-first politics of our Party and the socialist system of our own style. Herein lies the true meaning of the coastal tourist area and beauty peculiar to it and the noble state no tourist attractions can reach.

He said that Kim Jong Un energetically led the work to make sure that the worthwhile grand construction for providing the DPRK people with the most civilized recreation ground in the world is dynamically accelerated as the Party and state work.

The speaker stressed that the valuable teachings of Kim Jong Un, who developed judgment of officials while giving meticulous guidance to thousands of architectural layouts, saw to it that all the structures in the tourist area are completed at the highest level and gave detailed solution to all the issues including the one of establishing unique service methods and capabilities, are a great encyclopedia that comprehensively deals with the orientation and ways for building a tourist industry in the new era.

Noting that Kim Jong Un visited the construction site despite the wild sea wind several times a year to call upon the builders to present the coastal tourist area to the people by building it into a cultural recreation ground without an equal in the world, the speaker said that his ardent appeal redoubled the loyalty and patriotic faith of all the builders and powerfully encouraged them to the heroic labour struggle. The speaker referred to the fact that the builders successfully erected grand miraculous edifices, creating amazing construction speed, advanced methods and model experience one after another, cherishing the sacred mission of implementing the intention of the great Party Central Committee on the road of breaking a new ground of tourist culture.

The erection of the world-level coastal tourist city, the best marine park, by our own efforts is the valuable honour and worth of our generation which holds in high esteem the great leader who is making a new history of rejuvenation and prosperity in which men, mountains and streams and times are undergoing change beyond recognition through the dynamic construction revolution, the speaker said, adding that the Wonsan Kalma coastal tourist area will shine as a monument to the people-first idea and leadership of the Workers' Party of Korea.

The premier said that the eye-opening change made on the Kalma peninsula through the indomitable pioneering and fortitude indicates a new watershed for comprehensive prosperity to be certainly approached by the state and people of the DPRK despite all difficulties, calling upon all the people to make a dynamic advance with higher ideals and dreams for the future of our state which will be turned into a paradise for the people along the road set by the Party Central Committee.

Kim Jong Un cut the inaugural tape.

Enthusiastic cheers were raised and fireworks of celebrations displayed and balloons flown up, beautifully decorating the clear and blue sky over Myongsasimni.

Kim Jong Un went round various places of the Wonsan Kalma coastal tourist area including the Myongsasimni Outdoor Wading Pool, the Kalma Moranbong Hotel and the Myongsasimni Hotel together with leading officials of the Party and the government.

Enjoying a bird's-eye view of the coastal tourist city which presents a grand sight, he said with great satisfaction that what he wanted to do most for the people and the Party's cherished desire into which it has thrown energy for a long time were translated into a brilliant reality and our inexhaustible spirit of pioneering was fully demonstrated once again through the gigantic construction.

Noting that all the structures in the Wonsan Kalma area are the monumental edifices that comprehensively represent the mature phase of our architecture which has rapidly made a leap forward with each passing year, he expressed his deep emotion over the building of an eye-opening entity to be recorded as one of the greatest successes this year concluding the implementation of the decisions made at the Eighth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea.

Saying that the Wonsan Kalma coastal tourist area should play a leading role in establishing the tourist culture of the DPRK, he stressed the need for all the units in charge of operation to provide all tourists to the scenic spot on the eastern coast with the best convenience and leisure space in order to help them spend pleasant and satisfactory days.

Noting that in our country with diverse and rich tourist resources and the political safety and institutional stability peculiar to it, tourist industry is of great prospective significance as a motive power promoting the efflorescence and the development of the cultural field and the rejuvenation of the relevant region and contributing to the overall economic growth of the state, he indicated an important orientation for expanding and developing our style tourism on a large scale.

He said that the Wonsan Kalma coastal tourist area is the proud first step in the course of implementing the policy of the Party and the government on the development of cultural tourism and the Ninth Congress of the WPK would confirm an important plan for building promising large tourist cultural areas of various types in different regions in the shortest time possible on the basis of the successes and experience gained in the development of the Kalma peninsula.

A performance was given to mark the inauguration of the Wonsan Kalma coastal tourist area.

The night of celebration was jubilant with famous songs full of the stir of the prosperous times in which every dream and ideal have been translated into the brilliant reality along with the blooming socialist civilization, hope for future and burning patriotic enthusiasm and with gorgeous fireworks.

Kim Jong Un expressed belief that the wave of the happiness to be raised in the Wonsan Kalma coastal tourist area would enhance its attractive name as a world-level tourist cultural resort, heralding the future of paradise to be built in different parts of the country.

The landscape of civilization on the beautiful beach of the eastern coast whose looks have undergone a dramatic change thanks to the most popular view of the WPK on the development of the state will shine long as a cultural treasure which brings the people's laughter into full bloom year after year, demonstrating the inexhaustible development potential and valiant pioneering spirit peculiar to the DPRK which is confidently ushering in a promising new era of prosperity.

The Wonsan Kalma coastal tourist area starts service for tourists at home from July 1. -0- www.kcna.kp (2025.06.26.)

http://kcna.kp/en/article/q/39fe6d16626f743979dbf8421474aca9.kcmsf (59 photos)

https://archive.is/bMF1C (kcna)

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/north-korea-opens-landmark-coastal-wonsan-tourist-zone-2025-06-25/

I'll post a rehost of the photos in a comment.

Liver King is a youtuber who promoted a diet of eating only raw meat and then his popularity fell off when it was leaked that he did steroids.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DLRR153tW1W/ (this is the video where he threatens joe rogan)

https://xcancel.com/AmiriKing/status/1937380475095646736#m (mirror of the video, probably a chud account)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liver_King

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/trump-announces-israel-iran-ceasefire-2025-06-23/

// edit I changed the link to archive because Reuters is changing this page by a lot over time.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/6/24/live-trump-announces-ceasefire-no-confirmation-from-israel-iran?update=3797150

https://archive.is/qGWV2

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/6/23/live-iran-vows-to-respond-to-us-attacks-trump-hints-at-regime-change?update=3795960

UPDATE It has been 2 hours. There is still mixed reporting. According to Reuters, Qatar said Iran had agreed to the ceasefire. The ceasefire has not been confirmed or denied by Iran or Israel. Iran and Israel are still both attacking. Trump's post said that the ceasefire must begin within 6 hours, that would be midnight eastern time.

~~In my own personal judgement, I can not definitively say whether the ceasefire is real or fake.~~

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/trump-announces-israel-iran-ceasefire-2025-06-23/

UPDATE 2 It has been 3 hours since Trump's posts.

Fars News reports that "The ceasefire proposal put forward by U.S. President Donald Trump is completely false and was floated to distract public attention from the recent humiliation suffered by the United States following attacks on its bases in the region." Fars News Agency is managed by the IRGC, therefore I consider it to be reliable on reporting decisions of the Iranian government.

https://xcancel.com/DropSiteNews/status/1937308597467132090#m

Iran Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi says that there is no ceasefire agreement. "As of now, there is NO 'agreement' on any ceasefire or cessation of military operations. However, provided that the Israeli regime stops its illegal aggression against the Iranian people no later than 4 am Tehran time, we have no intention to continue our response afterwards."

https://xcancel.com/DropSiteNews/status/1937313778451763487#m

https://archive.is/BDmQG

https://xcancel.com/prem_thakker/status/1936186742450917377#m

https://zeteo.com/p/scoop-usaid-being-forced-to-award

https://archive.is/ng1qU (zeteo)

Spokesperson for DPRK Foreign Ministry Issues Press Statement

Pyongyang, June 19 (KCNA) -- A spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea issued the following press statement titled "The aggressive forces who brought a new war to the Middle East will never evade the responsibility for destroying global peace" on June 19:

The illegal act of state-sponsored terrorism by Israel which launched a reckless large-scale military attack on the Islamic Republic of Iran at dawn of June 13 is sparking off strong denunciation and concern of the international community, raising the danger of a new all-out war in the Middle East region.

The daily-escalating Israel's reckless military attack on civilians in wanton violation of international law and the basic principle of the UN Charter is a hideous act of aggression wantonly violating the sovereignty and territorial integrity of a sovereign state and an unpardonable crime against humanity.

The DPRK expresses serious concern over the Israel's military attack and resolutely denounces it.

The present grave situation witnessed by the world clearly proves that Israel, supported and patronized by the U.S. and the West, is a cancer-like entity for the peace in the Middle East and a chief culprit of destroying global peace and security.

Israel has steadily expanded its territory through four Middle East wars and tens of military invasions in the past. In recent years alone, it has escalated military attacks on the Gaza Strip of Palestine, the West Bank of the Jordan River, Lebanon, Syria and other regional countries step by step, thus massacring tens of thousands of civilians and creating a serious humanitarian crisis.

The international community is strictly watching the U.S. and Western forces fanning up the flames of war, taking issue with the legitimate sovereign right and exercise of the right to self-defence of Iran, the victim, far from condemning Israel for getting frantic with the territorial expansion, pushing the situation in the Middle East to an uncontrollable catastrophic phase.

The Zionists who brought a new war to the Middle East and the behind-the-scene forces who zealously patronize and support them will be held totally responsible for destroying international peace and security. -0-
www.kcna.kp (2025.06.19.)

http://kcna.kp/en/article/q/549d04d718ee7835a8e2dd3d786df357.kcmsf

https://archive.is/ls1UB

Liam O’Hanna, who performs under the name Mo Chara, entered Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday morning, a month after he was charged for allegedly waving a flag of the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah at a concert in the United Kingdom’s capital last November.

Under British law, it is illegal to display articles promoting banned groups like Hezbollah.

https://xcancel.com/KNEECAPCEOL/status/1935351344350523892#m

https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2070474/kneecap-mo-chara-court-appearance

https://xcancel.com/KNEECAPCEOL/status/1935337705950282149#m (music video filmed outside court house)

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy4k4xnlj8qo (protest photos outside the court house)

Israeli troops have killed at least 70 Palestinians and wounded hundreds as they sought aid in Gaza on Tuesday, firing at them with tank shells, machine guns and drones. Those casualties are among the 89 Palestinians killed in attacks across the besieged enclave since dawn.

Israeli soldiers fired at the desperate crowds of aid seekers on Tuesday morning as they gathered along the main eastern road in the southern city of Khan Younis. It was the latest in a sustained wave of carnage since the Israel- and United States-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) launched operations to distribute food in the territory three weeks ago.

Reports indicated more than 300 people have been killed and more than 2,000 wounded while trying to collect aid from the GHF since it launched operations in Gaza on May 26.