The latest issue of a North Korean trade magazine encourages foreigners to visit the new Wonsan Beach resort and promotes legal protections for tourists, despite the fact that travelers from every country except Russia are currently banned from entering.

State media reported foreign leaders’ letters to Kim Jong Un for the country’s founding anniversary, but the coverage made no mention of the Belarusian president expressing his “readiness” to visit Pyongyang at Kim’s invitation, pointing to possible differing views on the timing.

A North Korean publication released a photo of a teacher trainee using