North demolishing hotel that was symbol of Korean engagement

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, centre, visits the Diamond Mountain resort in Kumgang, North Korea, in 2019 (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service/AP)

A South Korea-owned hotel at a North Korean resort – one of the last symbols of inter-Korean engagement – is being demolished by the North, it was claimed.

Officials in Seoul called for the North to stop the “unilateral” destruction.