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North Korea’s ruling elite prepares for once-in-5-years party meeting
Kim Jong Un led a plenary meeting to set priorities for the upcoming party congress as North Korea conducted artillery drills off its west coast, experts say.
- On Wednesday, December 10, 2025, state media reported Kim Jong Un, North Korean leader, presided over a Workers' Party Central Committee plenary meeting preparing the first full congress in five years, with KCNA distributing a photo dated Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025.
- The meeting will set new priorities as Washington and Seoul press for resumed talks, while experts say Kim aimed to increase the party's authority and solidify his grip on power.
- South Korea's military reported several artillery rounds were fired off the North's west coast on Tuesday, which observers described as likely wintertime training amid attention on the party congress.
- Independent journalists were not granted access to the event, and the image content cannot be independently verified, while the Workers' Party congress was revived by Kim in 2016 after a 36-year gap.
- Analysts note the plenary and offshore firings take place against a backdrop of stalled diplomacy since 2019, though some experts say Kim Jong Un could return to talks with the United States next year after rebuffing calls from the United States and South Korea.
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For the first time in five years, Kim Jong-Un is preparing a full-scale party congress. There, North Korea's political path for the next few years will be decided.
·Stockholm, Sweden
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North Korea's ruling elite prepares for once-in-5-years party meeting
North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has opened a meeting to prepare for the upcoming ruling party congress, one of the country’s biggest political conferences meant to lay out new state priorities.
·United States
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North Korea fires artillery salvo as Pyongyang kicks off key party meeting
SEOUL: North Korea fired a salvo of artillery from a multiple rocket launcher system, South Korea's military said on Wednesday (Dec 10), as Pyongyang kicked off a key meeting of its ruling party top brass.The rockets were fired towards the Yellow Sea from the west of the Korean peninsula on Tuesday, an offici
·Singapore
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