North Korea plans to convene a key meeting of the ruling party on Wednesday and discuss economic and military issues amid international sanctions and recent flood damage, state media said.
The ruling Workers’ Party’s powerful politburo will gather for its sixth plenary meeting to decide on the issues of “crucial significance in developing the Korean revolution and increasing the fighting efficiency of the party,” the official KCNA news agency said on Tuesday.
The meeting comes as the isolated country is struggling to contain the coronavirus and cope with flood damage after weeks of heavy rain that hit the Korean peninsula. Last year, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to make a “frontal breakthrough” in the country’s campaign to build a self reliant economy in the face of tightening sanctions aimed at curbing its nuclear and missile programmes.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Pastor Tests Positive As Coronavirus Spikes At His Church In South KoreaOver 300 COVID-19 cases have been linked to Rev. Jun Kwang-hun's Sarang Jeil Church in northern Seoul.
Read more »
Asia Today: S. Korea reports 279 cases, highest in 5 monthsSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has reported 279 new coronavirus cases in the highest daily jump since early March, as fears grow about a massive outbreak in the greater capital...
Read more »
U.S., South Korea to begin military drills amid coronavirus spikeA coronavirus outbreak has apparently forced the allies to scale back a low-key training program mainly involving computer-simulated war scenarios.
Read more »
South Korea accuses church pastor as COVID-19 cases surgeSouth Korea accused a conservative pastor on Sunday of violating self-isolation rules and obstructing contact tracing at a church where 240 infections have fuelled the country's worst outbreak in over five months.
Read more »
Korea Box Office: ‘Deliver Us From Evil’ Holds on for $26 Million TotalHoldover title “Deliver Us From Evil” once again topped the Korean box office, over the weekend. It earned $6.74 million for a cumulative of $26.5 million after just 11 days on release. The hitman …
Read more »
South Korea Faces New Spike In COVID-19 After Months Of Low Infection RatesOfficials believe church gatherings in the greater Seoul region are largely responsible for a sudden increase in COVID-19 infections. South Korea had been praised for its control of the virus.
Read more »