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, March 22 (IANS) North Korea is set to hold the first session of its new Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA) on Sunday amid attention on whether the regime will codify its hostile policy toward South Korea in its constitution. The parliamentary session comes after new deputies were selected following last month’s Ninth Congress of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea.The country’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said Tuesday the session will be held in Pyongyang “to deliberate on the election …
Seoul, March 20 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un oversaw a joint offensive drill featuring new main battle tanks equipped with an “active protection system,” saying ground troops will be equipped with the “superior” tank “extensively,” state media reported Friday.Kim oversaw “a coordinated offensive tactical drill of infantrymen’s and tankmen’s sub-units” a day earlier at the Pyongyang Training Base No. 60 under the Capital City Defence Corps of the Korean People’s Army, the Korean Central…
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 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…
Seoul, Feb 15 (IANS) North Korea is expected to observe a longer Lunar New Year holiday this year, as it immediately follows the national holiday marking the birthday of the late former leader Kim Jong-il.North Korea observes a one-day Lunar New Year holiday, which falls on Tuesday this year, shorter than South Korea’s three-day holiday.This year’s Lunar New Year falls on a day after the late leader’s birthday on Monday, following Sunday, giving North Koreans a three-day holiday.Generally, North…
Seoul, Feb 11 (IANS) North Korea said on Wednesday that a landmark housing project launched at a previous party congress to build 50,000 living units in Pyongyang will soon be complete, marking a major preparatory step ahead of another party congress later this month.”The goal of building 50,000 living units in the capital, set at the eighth party congress, is nearing … final completion according to the party-set schedule,” the Rodong Sinmun, the party-run newspaper, said.The housing construct…