A new beach resort in North Korea, criticised by human rights groups for the harsh treatment of construction workers, has welcomed its first group of Russian tourists this week.The Wonsan Kalma resort ...

North Korea's Full Moon Tower. Features May 1, 2011 ... North Korea, only 45 miles from the South Korean capital of Seoul, and site of the Goryeo Dynasty's main capital, Gaegyeong.

North Korea has been called many things ? the Hermit Kingdom, ... a colossal 70-foot statue of Kim Il Sung towers in front of the Korean Revolutionary Museum. ... and only one of Lenin.

North Korea has started work on a sprawling 10,000-apartment residential project as the country embarks on a housing drive in its capital, Pyongyang. Amid major economic woes brought about by ...