North Korea on Sunday revealed controversial plans to redevelop the Mount Kumgang tourist area, a prominent site of former inter-Korean cooperation. It has been over a year since Kim Jong Un ordered the removal and replacement of South Korean facilities built there.

DPRK Premier Kim Tok Hun toured the area to “learn about its development” and was pictured in front of an annotated map depicting areas to be redeveloped for tourism purposes, state media showed on Sunday.

“[Kim] called for pushing ahead with the development project of turning Mt Kumgang area into modern and all-inclusive international tourist and