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Will Ripley, CNN

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Hotels, beaches and water parks, but where are the tourists? Inside North Korea’s vast — and nearly empty — new resort

Miles of white sand, turquoise waters, and rows of pristine beachfront hotels line the shore at the newly built Wonsan-Kalma resort. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hopes the development will be his country’s answer to Waikiki.