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The Chosun Ilbo on MSNRussia and North Korea deepen ties with cultural tour in PyongyangA Russian delegation led by Culture Minister Olga Lyubimova arrived in Pyongyang on June 28 to commemorate the one-year anniversary of a landmark treaty between Russia and North Korea, state media in ...
Having first opened its doors in 1998, The Yanggakdo is North Korea's first luxury hotel, and authorities now hope to emulate the success of its foreigners-only casino in the Ryugyong.
The Yanggakdo Hote currently operates a “foreigners-only” casino on its premises and another at the Bipa Hotel in the Rason Special Economic Zone in the northeast of the country, close to the ...
The Yanggakdo is North Korea’s first luxury hotel, opened in 1996. It is known as the site of the 2016 Otto Warmbier banner-stealing incident that led to the U.S. citizen’s detention and ...
Empty Hotel Construction began on the hotel in 1987 with a plan for an official opening in 1992. However, with the collapse of the Soviet Union, funding for the project eventually dried up.
The hotel's story began in 1986, when the Westin Stamford Hotel opened in Singapore and became the tallest hotel in the world. It was built by a South Korean company, and the Ryugyong Hotel was partly ...
It all started with the deafening noise outside my Pyongyang hotel. Curious to know what was going on, I stepped out into the car park - and sports day for the staff of the Yanggakdo Hotel.
In a gesture of astonishing chutzpah, the North Koreans were submitting a bill of $3,241 for his enforced stay at the Yanggakdo Hotel. They’d even added a $3 fee for “a lost plate.” ...
In a gesture of astonishing chutzpah, the North Koreans were submitting a bill of $3,241 for his enforced stay at the Yanggakdo Hotel. They’d even added a $3 fee for “a lost plate.” ...
Despite its aversion to foreign visitors, North Korea does have several functional hotels in Pyongyang. Until the Ryugyong Hotel is completed, the Yanggakdo International Hotel is the city's largest, ...
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