Seoul, Feb 27 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has used the latest party congress as an occasion for consolidating his base for a long-term grip on power, effectively declaring the start of his own era, Seoul’s unification ministry said Friday.In an assessment of North Korea’s ninth party congress that concluded its seven-day run Wednesday, the ministry said in his 15th year in office, the incumbent leader declared “the Kim Jong-un era in a full sense.”At the first party congress in five y…
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Seoul, Feb 26 (IANS) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday vowed to continue efforts to normalise relations with North Korea despite Pyongyang’s rejection of his dialogue overture, saying the two Koreas should move beyond past confrontation and pursue peace and stability. Lee reaffirmed his commitment to improving ties after North Korean leader Kim Jong-un dismissed dialogue with Seoul, describing the South’s overture as deceptive while appearing to leave the door open for talks with …
Seoul, Feb 26 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has warned that ‘terrible retaliatory attacks’ will 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 remarks at the nighttime parade at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on Wednesday as the high-profile ruling party gathering drew to a close that day, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).”Our arm…
Seoul, Feb 24 (IANS) The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Kim Yo-jong, 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 release from the first plenary meeting of the ninth central committee of the ruling party, naming Kim Yo-jong as one of the 17 newly elected department directors of the party’s new central committee.She was previ…
Seoul, Feb 21 (IANS) North Korea said on Saturday 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 Jong-un present, the country held a policy review session on Friday, the second day of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea’s ninth party congress, the country’s biggest political event since 2021, reports Yonhap, quot…
Seoul, Feb 19 (IANS) South Korea’s defence ministry said on Thursday that it will push for reinstating a no-fly zone under the suspended 2018 inter-Korean military pact in a way that does not affect a military readiness posture. The ministry also said it is in consultations with the United States over Seoul’s push to partially restore the military pact, a day after Unification Minister Chung Dong-young disclosed the government’s plan, Yonhap News Agency reported.Chung said Wednesday the governme…
Seoul, Feb 19 (IANS) The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said on Thursday she ‘highly appreciates’ South Korea’s pledge to prevent a recurrence of drone incursions into the North, vowing to step up the country’s vigilance along the border with the South. Kim Yo-jong, a party vice department director, issued the statement via the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) a day after Unification Minister Chung Dong-young expressed ‘regret’ over drone incursions into the North and announ…
Seoul, Feb 17 (IANS) North Korea said on Tuesday it has completed a landmark housing project to build 50,000 living units in Pyongyang ahead of a party congress later this month.”The construction of 50,000 flats in Pyongyang, powerfully carried on as the top-priority task of the historic eighth congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea, has been successfully concluded to be an epoch-making success in the new era of the comprehensive national rejuvenation,” the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) sai…
Seoul, Feb 16 (IANS) North Korea has built new homes in Pyongyang for the bereaved family members of North Korean soldiers who died during the Russia-Ukraine war, its state media said on Monday.The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attended the opening ceremony of the new street called Saeppyol Street on Sunday, accompanied by his daughter Ju-ae and other officials.In his speech at the ceremony, Kim said the new street “has been built thanks to the ardent des…
Seoul, Feb 15 (IANS) Outbound traffic congestion was expected to peak on Sunday as more people head to their hometowns on the second day of the Lunar New Year holiday. The nation will mark the major holiday, known as Seol, on Tuesday, with the holiday period beginning over the weekend and running through Wednesday, reports Yonhap news agency.Traffic caused by cars on outbound routes was expected to be the heaviest between noon and 1 p.m. and ease from around 8 to 9 p.m., according to the state-r…