North Korea said any such move would be considered a declaration of war & blamed joint military exercise between the US & South Korea for growing tensions, state media KCNA said Tuesday.
Kim oversaw the 7th enlarged plenary meeting of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea as it reviewed rural development projects, state news agency KCNA reported.
Analysts say North Korea is likely to conduct more weapons tests, including a possible solid-fuel missile which could help it deploy missiles faster in the event of a war.
South Korea said that a food crisis appeared to be worsening in the North & the South's DongA Ibo newspaper reported it had cut rations to its soldiers for the first time in over 2 decades.
Although no reason was given for sacking Pak Jong Chon, Pyongyang regularly revamps its leadership and the year-end party gathering often declares personnel reshuffles & policy decisions.
The Sixth Enlarged Plenary Meeting of 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), involving state & party officials, began Monday, state news agency KCNA said.
Kim Jong Un's daughter appeared at a ballistic missile launch Saturday, providing the first official confirmation that the North Korean leader has children.
With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.
This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.
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