[1] In January 2024, North Korea announced that they would close the Mount Kumgang International Tourism Administration.

[6] Much of the infrastructure in the area was built by the South Korean Hyundai Asan company which received a 30-year exclusive deal to develop the region.

However, on October 1, 2010, news reports said, "Red Cross officials from the two Koreas agreed Friday to hold reunions for families separated by the Korean War amid mixed signals from North Korea on easing tensions over the sinking of a South Korean warship.

One hundred families from each country will attend the meetings from Oct. 30 to Nov. 5 at a hotel and reunion center at the North's scenic Diamond Mountain resort, Unification Ministry spokeswoman Lee Jong-joo said.

[9] Around the same time, South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korea's Kim Jong-un agreed to restart tours to the resort.

In 2019, Kim Jong-un visited the site and criticised the facilities: "They are not only very backward in terms of architecture but look so shabby as they are not properly cared for.

Paektu General Museum and Cultural Center, as well as the apartment buildings at the Diamond Mountain Golf Resort and Spa.

[25] On January 15, 2024, it was announced that North Korea would close the Mount Kumgang International Tourism Administration.