A new “socialist utopia” tourist town has opened in North Korea that features hotels, apartments and luxury ski facilities “built by slaves”.
reports the North Korean leader cut the red ribbon at Samjiyon, which is envisaged as a “socialist utopia”, according to the county’s state media.
Skiers watch fireworks during a ceremony to mark the town’s opening. Picture: STR/various sources/AFPThe town is envisaged as a “socialist utopia” in North Korea and features new apartments, hotels, a ski resort and commercial, cultural and medical facilities. Up to 4000 families could be housed in the town, which has 380 blocks of public and industrial buildings in “hundreds of hectares”, according to the agency.Source:AFPSource:AFP“As it appears now, it nice clean facades and unique, ornately designed buildings that would not resemble really any other city in North Korea,” he told the BBC.
Mr Zwirko said the town was “quite small and walkable”, measuring around two to three kilometres in either direction.People gather for the opening ceremony. Picture: STR/various sources/AFPThe town is one of the largest economic initiatives Mr Kim has launched as part of his drive for a “self-reliant economy”, as Pyongyang calls for Washington to lift economic sanctions in their nuke talks.
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