Kim said the party’s previous five-year development plan, which ended last year, missed its targets by a 'great degree' due to both 'internal and external challenges'.
Pompeo also accused Beijing of trying to exert control over shipping lanes in the South China Sea, and of covering up the extent of the coronavirus outbreak early on.
New Year’s Day has been among the biggest events on the North Korean political calendar, an occasion for its rulers to address their people & the world.
The US relationship with Beijing has soured as Donald Trump has sought to blame China for the Covid pandemic & pressure it over the erosion of democratic freedoms in Hong Kong.
North Korea tested Obama with the launch of a long-range rocket & a nuclear device in 2009. It also conducted a series of ballistic missile tests when Trump entered the White House.
Size & likely engine configuration of missile unveiled by Kim Jong Un Saturday would allow it to carry several thousand pounds of payload anywhere in US, weapons experts say.
Speaking on the 75th anniversary of the founding of its ruling Workers' Party Saturday, Kim said the victory over the virus is a natural duty and success of his party.
This year's deadlocked nuclear negotiations with the Trump administration and deepening economic woes may shape up to be one of Kim Jong-un's biggest tests, say analysts.
The event — part of festivities to mark the 75th anniversary of the Workers’ Party of Korea — could showcase the 'new strategic weapon' Kim pledged to unveil at the start of the year.
Open to public feedback until 26 November, the revised guidelines, among other changes, give CA firms more flexibility to advertise & promote their services.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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