North Korea opens rare ruling party congress
Gathering expected to set out new economic and political plan
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In this undated file photo provided by the North Korean government on April 12, 2020, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects an air defence unit in western area, North Korea.
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Seoul: North Korea opened on Tuesday a rare congress of the ruling Workers’ Party, which is expected to set out a new economic and political plan, state media reported.
“The 8th Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) opened in Pyongyang,” the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said.
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