Seoul, March 23 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was reappointed as president of the state affairs commission at the first session of the Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA) after last month’s ruling party congress, state media reported Monday.Kim was reappointed president of the state affairs commission on the first day of the first session of the 15th SPA, the Korean Central New Agency (KCNA) said.During the meeting, Jo Yong-won, known as one of Kim’s closest aides, was also elected chairman…
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Seoul, Jan 20 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has sacked a vice premier of the North’s cabinet over the official’s irresponsibility in modernising a machinery plant, state media reported on Tuesday, in a rare public dismissal ahead of a key party congress. Kim dismissed Vice Premier Yang Sung-ho ‘on the spot’ at an inauguration ceremony of the first-stage modernisation project at the Ryongsong Machine Complex on Monday, according to the North’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA)Kim said th…
Seoul, Jan 1 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has told the country’s troops dispatched to support Russia in its war against Ukraine that their combat participation helps cement the “invincible alliance” between Pyongyang and Moscow, state media reported on Thursday.Kim delivered the message in a New Year’s letter addressed to North Korean soldiers stationed overseas, dated Wednesday and released by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).North Korea has sent more than 10,000 troops and conve…
Seoul, Dec 25 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent a message of greeting to mark New Year’s Day to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, hailing the North’s “heroic” dispatch of troops in Russia’s war against Ukraine, the North’s state media said on Thursday.Kim received the message on December 18, in which Putin extended “wholehearted congratulations” on the occasion of the new year, reports Yonhap, quoting the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).”The past year was of special significance …