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World’s biggest wave pool opens in South Korea

Spanish wave pool company Wavegarden and Daewon Plus Group opened the gates to the world’s largest surf park in South Korea. Wave Park, Asia’s largest wave park, was officially opened with a formal ceremony and a testing surf session in Siheung. The centerpiece of Wave Park, a mixed-use real estate development, is the world’s largest […]

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44 swimmers injured in Chinese wave pool

Forty-four people were injured in a water park in northeast China after a bigger-than-expected wave swept hundreds of swimmers. The incident occurred at Yulong Shuiyun Water Amusement Park, in Longjing, Jilin province, near the country’s border with North Korea. According to the local authorities, the freak wave was caused by a power cut that damaged […]

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Surfers get ready to explore North Korea

An American travel agency has announced an eight-day surf camp in the virgin waves of North Korea. Uri Tours, a company founded by Korean-American Andrea Lee, is taking a group of surfers to the eastern coast of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). “The pristine beaches and rocky outcrops of the Hamhung and Sijung […]

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