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N. Korean Officials Seen Wearing Masks at Party Congress After Days of No-mask Sessions

SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korean officials participating in the ongoing party congress were seen wearing face masks in their latest meetings for the first time since its opening last week, raising questions over its standards on antivirus guidelines. Photos released by state media on Tuesday showed North Korean officials in blue face [...]

N. Korea Holds Mass Celebration to Mark Key Party Congress

SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea held a mass celebration in the center of Pyongyang on Tuesday to mark the end of its ruling party congress that conferred on its leader Kim Jong-un a new title. The four-day congress that concluded on Monday gave Kim the chairmanship of the ruling Workers’ Party of [...]