Updated at 16:30 KST to include new details from an afternoon KCTV report on the visit.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un this week made his sixth visit to the Yangdok Hot Spring Resort, the party-run Rodong Sinmun and Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Friday, where he appeared to express concerns over its scheduled December opening.

While the report said the resort “nears completion,” Kim pointed to “some shortcomings in the preparation for the operation and service of the resort.” 

The North Korean leader “carefully indicated the ways for correcting shortcomings” in his latest visit, it