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North Korea convenes a session of the Supreme People's Assembly, its rubber-stamp legislature, at the Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang on Sunday, according to this state media photograph. [YONHAP]

Almost half of Kim Jong-un's cabinet is replaced

North Korea overhauled its cabinet in response to the economic failures of the past five years during a session of its rubber-stamp legislature, state media reported Monday.

2021.1.18

North Korean delegates cheer as General Secretary Kim Jong-un delivers an address to close the 8th Party Congress on Tuesday. The week-long gathering was the second longest congress in the country's history. [NEWS1]

North's congress ends with threats, bluster

North Korea wrapped up a week-long Eighth Workers’ Party Congress Tuesday with an address from leader Kim Jong-un proclaiming a redoubling of work on the regime’s nuclear program.

2021.1.13

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North Korean military officials take part in a meeting at the Eighth Workers' Party Congress in Pyongyang on Monday, according to this state media photograph. Delegates wear face masks, unlike in sessions headed by Kim Jong-un. [NEWS1]

Party congress splits up into work groups with masks

Delegates attending the Eighth Workers’ Party Congress in Pyongyang split up for meetings on specific topics, state media reported Tuesday.

2021.1.12

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was elected general secretary of the ruling Workers' Party at the Eighth Party Congress, state media reported Monday. [NEWS1]

Kim Jong-un is elevated to general secretary

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was elevated to the position of general secretary of the ruling Workers’ Party, state media reported Monday.

2021.1.11

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, third from left, and other top officials hold up their Workers' Party certificates on the fifth day of the 8th Party Congress on Saturday, in this state media photograph from Sunday. [YONHAP]

Workers' Party Congress adopts defense rules

North Korea officially tweaked the rules of its ruling Workers' Party to refer to powerful defense capabilities for its security, state media reported Sunday, codifying a declaration by its leader Kim Jong-un a day earlier vowing to expand...

2021.1.10

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un delivers a speech at the second day of the 8th Party Congress on Wednesday, as shown in this state media photograph. [YONHAP]

On second day of congress, Kim talks defense

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Wednesday pledged to upgrade the regime’s defense capabilities to preserve a “peaceful environment,” state media reported, hinting at continued development of the country’s missile arsenal.

2021.1.7

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, center, and top party officials sit at a leadership podium to mark the opening of the 8th Congress of the ruling Workers' Party on Tuesday. [NEWS1]

Kim concedes economic shortfalls as congress opens

Kim Jong-un admitted his regime fell "extremely" short of meeting its economic goals over the last five years at the opening of a rare ruling party congress Tuesday.

2021.1.6

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un delivers an opening address to the eighth Congress of the ruling Workers' Party on Tuesday, according to state media on Wednesday. [YONHAP]

Kim Jong-un concedes economic shortfalls as congress opens

North Korea convened the eighth Congress of its ruling Workers’ Party on Tuesday with an address by Kim Jong-un, the leader admitting the regime fell “extremely” short in meeting its economic goals over the last five years.

2021.1.6

North Korean officials read leader Kim Jong-un's New Year's message, as described in a state media photograph from Sunday. [NEWS1]

North Korea begins efforts to get Covid-19 vaccines

North Korea has filed an application to get Covid-19 vaccines from a global organization helping poor countries inoculate, according to a Wall Street Journal report on Monday.

2021.1.5

Delegates of the North's ruling Workers' Party receive certifications for their participation in the upcoming eighth Party Congress to be held early next month, as shown in a state media photograph. Representatives from across the country have already gathered in Pyongyang for the event. [YONHAP]

Workers' Party Congress will start soon in Pyongyang

Delegates to the eighth ruling Workers’ Party Congress have already gathered in North Korea's capital, state media reported Thursday, suggesting the important political event is soon to start.

2020.12.31