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☆ North Korea's Kim Warns Failure to Provide Food a 'Serious Political Issue'
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Jan. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

By Hyunsu YimSEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for ways to be found to improve economic development after saying that a failure to provide people with basic living necessities including food is a "serious political issue", state media reported on Thursday. Kim made the remarks while discussing regional development in a speech at the 19th Enlarged Meeting of the Political Bureau of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, the country's ruling party, held between Tuesday and Wednesday, according to KCNA. North Korea has over recent decades suffered serious food shortages, including famine in the 1990s, often exacerbated by natural disasters such as floods damaging harvests. The food situation in North Korea was "still bad" despite an uptick in trade with China, South Korea's unification minister, who is charged with handling relations with its neighbour, said last year. Kim announced the policy at a Supreme People's Assembly meeting held earlier this month.

Persons: Hyunsu Yim, Kim Jong, Kim, Ed Davies, Michael Perry Organizations: Political, 8th Central Committee of, Workers ' Party of Korea, North, Assembly Locations: Hyunsu Yim SEOUL, KCNA, North Korea, China, South, COVID

☆ North Korea's Kim calls for South to be seen as 'primary foe,' warns of war
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un speaks at the 5th National Meeting of Mothers in Pyongyang in this picture released by the Korean Central News Agency on December 5, 2023. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Monday called for the constitution to be changed to ensure that South Korea is seen as the "primary foe" and warned his country did not intend to avoid war should it happen, state media KCNA reported on Tuesday. In a speech to the Supreme People's Assembly, North Korea's rubber-stamp parliament, Kim said he had concluded that unification with the South was no longer possible, and accused Seoul of seeking regime collapse and unification by absorption. Kim said the constitution should be amended to educate North Koreans that South Korea is a "primary foe and invariable principal enemy" and define the North's territory as separate from the South. "We don't want war but we have no intention of avoiding it," Kim was quoted as saying by KCNA.

Persons: Kim Jong, Kim Jong Un, Kim, KCNA Organizations: Korean Central News Agency, Supreme, Assembly, North Locations: Pyongyang, Korea, North, Seoul, North Koreans, South Korea

☆ North Korea's Kim Calls for South to Be Seen as 'Primary Foe', Warns of War
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Jan. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

Kim said the constitution should be amended to educate North Koreans that South Korea is a "primary foe and invariable principal enemy" and define the North's territory as separate from the South. "We don't want war but we have no intention of avoiding it," Kim was quoted as saying by KCNA. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, at a cabinet meeting, said Pyongyang was being "anti-national" for calling the South a hostile country. Analysts have said North Korea's foreign ministry could take over relations with Seoul, and potentially help justify the use of nuclear weapons against the South in a future war. Ruediger Frank, professor of East Asian Economy and Society at the University of Vienna, said Kim's new policies "will trigger a cascade of changes across inter-Korean relations and regional dynamics".

Persons: Hyunsu Yim, Kim Jong Un, Kim, KCNA, Yoon Suk, Ruediger Frank, Frank, Josh Smith, Lisa Shumaker, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Supreme, Assembly, North, East Asian, Society, University of Vienna, U.S Locations: Hyunsu Yim SEOUL, Korea, North, Seoul, North Koreans, South Korea, KCNA . North Korea, South, Pyongyang

☆ North Korea parliament amends constitution to enshrine nuclear policy
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/4] The 9th Session of the 14th Supreme People's Assembly of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is held at the Mansudae Assembly Hall, in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this picture obtained by Reuters on September 28, 2023. KCNA via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsSEOUL, Sept 28 (Reuters) - North Korea has adopted a constitutional amendment to enshrine its policy on nuclear force, state media reported on Thursday, as the country's leader pledged to accelerate production of nuclear weapons to deter what he called U.S. Addressing the parliament, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said it was important to "accelerate the modernization of nuclear weapons in order to hold the definite edge of strategic deterrence," KCNA reported. The amendment comes a year after North Korea officially enshrined in law the right to use preemptive nuclear strikes to protect itself. The announcement by parliament also comes after North Korean state media said on Wednesday Pyongyang had decided to expel Private Travis King, the U.S. soldier who ran into North Korea in July.

Persons: KCNA, Kim Jong Un, Kim, Vladimir Putin, Yoon Suk Yeol, Travis King, Soo, hyang Choi, Hyonhee, Ed Davies, Josie Kao Organizations: Supreme People's Assembly, Democratic People's, Reuters, KCNA, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, Supreme, Assembly, North, U.S, NATO, Moscow, South, Wednesday Pyongyang, Thomson Locations: Democratic People's Republic, Korea, Mansudae, Pyongyang, North Korea, Rights SEOUL, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, South Korea, Japan, Russia, Ukraine, Seoul, North Korean, U.S, China

[1/4] The 9th Session of the 14th Supreme People's Assembly of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is held at the Mansudae Assembly Hall, in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this picture obtained by Reuters on September 28, 2023. KCNA via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsSEOUL, Sept 28 (Reuters) - North Korea has adopted a constitutional amendment to enshrine its policy on nuclear force, state media reported on Thursday, as the country's leader pledged to accelerate production of nuclear weapons to deter what he called U.S. provocations. "The DPRK's nuclear force-building policy has been made permanent as the basic law of the state, which no one is allowed to flout with anything," North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said, addressing the parliament. The amendment comes a year after North Korea officially enshrined in law the right to use preemptive nuclear strikes to protect itself, a move Kim had said would make its nuclear status "irreversible". The announcement by parliament also comes after North Korean state media said on Wednesday Pyongyang had decided to expel Private Travis King, the U.S. soldier who ran into North Korea in July.

Persons: KCNA, Kim Jong Un, Kim, Vladimir Putin, Yang Moo, Yoon Suk Yeol, Travis King, Soo, hyang Choi, Hyonhee, Ed Davies, Josie Kao, Lincoln Organizations: Supreme People's Assembly, Democratic People's, Reuters, KCNA, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, Supreme, Assembly, North, U.S, NATO, Moscow, Analysts, University of North Korean Studies, South, Wednesday Pyongyang, Thomson Locations: Democratic People's Republic, Korea, Mansudae, Pyongyang, North Korea, Rights SEOUL, DPRK, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, U.S, United States, South Korea, Japan, Russia, Ukraine, Moscow, Northeast Asia, Seoul, North Korean, China

☆ North Korea to convene rubber-stamp parliament in Sept
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un addresses the Supreme People's Assembly, North Korea's parliament, which passed a law officially enshrining its nuclear weapons policies, in Pyongyang, North Korea, September 8, 2022 in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). KCNA via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSEOUL, Aug 31 (Reuters) - North Korea's rubber-stamp parliament, the Supreme People's Assembly, will convene on Sept. 26 to discuss organisational matters and other issues, state media said on Thursday, as the country slowly reopens after years of pandemic lockdowns. The North has suffered serious food shortages in recent decades, including famine in the 1990s, often as a result of natural disasters. The decision was made at a Plenary Meeting of the parliament's Standing Committee on Wednesday, where members also discussed a law for "revitalizing domestic tourism and expanding international tourism simultaneously." North Korea has recently approved the return of its citizens who were abroad after years of strict border restrictions, state media reported on Sunday as the isolated country cracks open its border to passenger travel.

Persons: Kim Jong, KCNA, Kim Jong Un, Kim, Soo, hyang Choi, Lincoln Organizations: Assembly, North, Korean Central News Agency, REUTERS, Rights, Supreme, Workers ' Party, Thomson Locations: Korea's, Pyongyang, North Korea, Rights SEOUL, Korea

☆ North Korea calls for normalising factories, economy after COVID 'upheaval'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Hyonhee Shin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SEOUL, Jan 19 (Reuters) - North Korea's parliament has outlined plans to normalise industrial production and meet its economic goals this year, despite the "worst-ever upheaval" amid the coronavirus pandemic in 2022, state media said on Thursday. The reclusive country's rubber-stamp parliament, the Supreme People's Assembly, held a two-day meeting from Tuesday to discuss government budget, economic policy and personnel changes, the official KCNA news agency said. The premier lauded the country for "successfully tackling the worst-ever upheaval since the founding of the country" amid the COVID-19 outbreak, despite "shortcomings" in implementing last year's plans. He called for normalising the production of metal factories and reinforcing iron mines and steel plants, and for operating chemical plants "at full capacity" to accelerate construction projects. The country will also take "strong measures" to supply equipment, materials and funds to boost coal production, Kim said.

☆ North Korea fires ballistic missile ahead of U.S. VP Harris visit
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-24 | by ( Jihoon Lee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

KCNA via REUTERSSEOUL, Sept 25 (Reuters) - North Korea fired an unidentified ballistic missile towards the sea off its east coast on Sunday, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said, ahead of large-scale planned military drills by South Korean and U.S. forces involving an aircraft carrier. South Korea's military did not provide further details about the missile including the range or its trajectory. South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported on Saturday North Korea may be preparing to test a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), citing the South's military. North Korea rejects U.N. resolutions as an infringement of its sovereign right to self defence and space exploration. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Jihoon Lee; Editing by Daniel WallisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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