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Scott A. Snyder is senior fellow for Korea studies and director of the program on U.S.-Korea policy at the Council on Foreign Relations.As we turn th… ....
North Korea’s Eighth Party Congress came and went without any grand opening of the Pyongyang General Hospital, the country’s premier construction project that already passed its original deadline in October. The hospital was also omitted from a list of “important construction projects” mentioned in a brief report released Monday on this year’s state budget, discussed […] ....
North Korea delegates at Party Congress resume wearing masks By (0) North Korea s Eighth Party Congress continued for the seventh day on Monday, according to state media Tuesday. Delegates were seen wearing masks indoors for the first time. Photo by KCNA Jan. 12 (UPI) North Korea s Eighth Party Congress continued with breakout sessions among delegates who for the first time were seen wearing face masks indoors. The Party Congress, which began last week, initially drew attention for what appeared to be a no-mask policy among its 7,000 participants, including observers. Advertisement All attendees were seen without masks when Kim Jong Un delivered speeches. In October, during the 75th anniversary of the ruling party, Kim had claimed the regime had fended off the coronavirus, without producing a single victim. ....
Pyongyang announced key foreign policy, military and economic goals that tell us a lot about the future SHARE Image: Rodong Sinmun Though North Korea’s Eighth Party Congress has yet to formally wrap up, state media released a comprehensive report on the Workers’ Party of Korea 7th Central Committee’s future plans. This gives North Korea watchers a significant glimpse into the DPRK’s new military, foreign policy and economy-related goals. Overall, the report suggests that Pyongyang will continue making major investments in its nuclear, missile and conventional weapons programs in the years ahead. It will also cultivate relations with traditional partners like China and Russia – rather than the U.S. and South Korea – and will do its ....
Day two of North Korea s Eighth Party Congress focuses on economy By (0) Kim Jong Un said he will strengthen national defense to a higher level on the second day of North Korea s Eighth Party Congress which focused on the economy, according to state media Thursday. Photo by KCNA/EPA-EFE Jan. 7 (UPI) North Korea s Eighth Party Congress resumed for a second day under Kim Jong Un, but the leader of the Korean Workers Party made no mention of U.S. policy. Kim, who on the first day of this year s Congress admitted to failures to meet goals set at the Seventh Party Congress in 2016, said Wednesday he would strengthen the nation s defense capabilities, party newspaper Rodong Sinmun reported Thursday. ....