Seoul, March 22 North Korea is scheduled to hold the first session of its new Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) on Sunday, amid speculation about whether the regime will codify its hostile policy towards South Korea in its constitution.The parliamentary session comes after new deputies were...
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Seoul, February 28 – Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, has been confirmed as the director of the General Affairs Department of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), according to state media on Saturday.Kim was promoted to a party department chief at the...
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Seoul, February 27 – North Korean leader Kim Jong-un used the latest party congress as an opportunity to consolidate his power base for a long-term hold, effectively marking the beginning of his own era, Seoul's unification ministry said on Friday.In an assessment of North Korea's ninth party...
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Seoul, February 26 – North Korean leader Kim Jong-un warned that "terrible retaliatory attacks" would be carried out against any force committing hostile military acts against his country during a military parade marking a key party congress, state media reported on Thursday.Kim made the...
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Seoul, February 24 – Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, has been promoted to department head at the ruling Workers' Party of Korea during the ongoing party congress, state media reported on Tuesday.The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) published a press...
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February 23, New Delhi – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been re-elected as the general secretary of the ruling Workers' Party at a rare congress.The state news agency reported that the decision was made on the fourth day of the congress, in accordance with the unwavering will and...
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Seoul, February 21 – North Korea said on Saturday that it has achieved "remarkable" success in implementing major policies over the past five years, as Pyongyang is holding a key party congress amid expectations that it will unveil its future policy direction.With North Korean leader Kim...
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Seoul, February 19 – The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said on Thursday that she 'highly appreciates' South Korea's pledge to prevent further incursions by drones into the North, vowing to increase the country's vigilance along the border with the South.Kim Yo-jong, a vice...
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Seoul, February 17 – North Korea announced on Tuesday that it had completed a major housing project to build 50,000 residential units in Pyongyang ahead of a party congress later this month."The construction of 50,000 apartments in Pyongyang, which was carried out as the top priority task of...
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