North Korea has announced that its newly opened seaside resort will not be receiving foreign tourists. The Wonsan Kalma Coastal Tourist Zone, opened on 1 July, has been touted as a key part of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's ambitions to boost tourism.

North Korea says it is banning the entry of foreign tourists to a recently opened mega beach resort, a move that dims prospects for the complex.

The resort, which officially opened on July 1, had been widely touted as a cornerstone of leader Kim Jong Un’s vision to boost tourism and economic development in the reclusive state.