New Delhi, July 18 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's pet project, sprawling seaside resort on its east coast, has opened to domestic visitors earlier in July with great fanfare, reported rfi.fr.

The South Korean media has dubbed the Wonsan-Kalma Coastal Tourist Zone as 'North Korea's Waikiki' which appears to be lined with high-rise hotels and waterparks. The report added that the sprawling seaside resort can purportedly accommodate some 20,000 people.

However, in a statement posted on an official website this week, the North Korea's National Tourism Administration said "foreign tourists are temporarily not being accepted". They didn't prove any details regarding this update.

During his early years in power, Kim Jong Un had shown a ...