Already suffering under stringent U.S. and U.N. sanctions, North Korea’s economy faced a double whammy of severe floods and the coronavirus pandemic this year, which prompted Pyongyang to shut its …
Kim Jong Un admits his economic plan for North Korea has failed
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has admitted his economic development plans for the country are a failure. In his opening speech to the congress of the Workers’ Party, Mr Kim confessed his five-year …
Kim Jong Un admits his economic plan for North Korea has failed
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has admitted his economic development plans for the country are a failure. In his opening speech to the congress of the Workers’ Party, Mr Kim confessed his five-year …
Facing Economic Woes, North Korea Admits Failure, Mulls Future
North Korea has opened a major, multi-day political gathering in the capital, Pyongyang, with leader Kim Jong Un using the forum to acknowledge recent economic failures. Addressing thousands of …
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un tells party congress economic plan failed ‘tremendously’
While consolidating power on the side, North Korea’s Kim Jong Un has been trying to build his image as a “people-loving leader” by openly admitting some of his failures.
Kim Jong-un Opens Party Congress With Admission of Failures in North Korea
Mr. Kim convened the first Workers’ Party Congress in five years to revamp his policies as North Korea’s economic woes deepened amid international sanctions and the pandemic.
Kim says last five years ‘worst of the worst’ for North Korea
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un admitted the country’s economic development plan had fallen short in “almost all areas” as he opened a rare congress of the ruling Workers’ Party, state media reported …
Kim Jong Un Urges ‘Big Leap Foward’ at Rare North Korea Congress
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un kicked off the country’s first ruling party congress in five years, saying that its economic development plan fell far short of goal and that the party would explore a …
Ex-North Korea abductee dies from COVID-19 complications
A South Korean fisherman who escaped North Korea after being kidnapped to the regime has died from COVID-19 complications, according to activists in Seoul and family members.
North Korea leader Kim Jong Un subdued as he awaits Biden administration
For the second year in a row, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has skipped his annual New Year’s Day speech, but he is expected to address the country’s eighth party congress later this month.