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Kim lauds North Korea's economy and regional standing

Kim lauds North Korea's economy and regional standing as major party meeting opens

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un lauded his nation’s improving economy and regional standing as he opened the country’s most important political event, where he is expected to set his domestic and foreign policy agenda for the next five years and further entrench his family’s authoritarian rule.

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North Korea's Kim Jong Un says new military goals to be set at party congress

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North Korea shows Kim Jong Un at the wheel of a mobile rocket launcher

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Kim Jong Un seen driving rocket launcher ahead of North Korea’s biggest political event

North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un was seen at the wheel of a nuclear-capable multiple rocket launcher vehicle at a ceremony ahead of the country’s biggest political event on Friday.

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Kim Jong Un vows to boost living standards as he opens rare congress

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North Korea's Kim Jong Un opens key party congress

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North Korea's Kim Yo Jong highly regards South Korean announcement on drones, KCNA says

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As North Korea’s party congress opens, Kim asserts state’s ‘irreversible’ position while avoiding naming South, U.S.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un kicked off the country's Ninth Party Congress, the decision-making body of the party, with a defiant tone on the state's de facto nuclear status while avoiding direct mentions of adversaries.

Sister of North Korea’s leader says South Korea’s drone regret was sensible but insufficient

The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says it was “sensible” for a South Korean official to express regret for alleged civilian drone flights over North Korea but warned of counterattacks if they recur.

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