The generational shift that the Ninth Party Congress signaled is noticeable: Kim’s old mentors and advisors inside the regime ...

North Korea’s ninth Party Congress started on February 20, 2026, amid escalating repression of young people, strict control of information, and widespread forced labor.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un applauds as he gives a speech during a visit to the Ministry of Defence for the 78th anniversary ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. During the last ruling party congress in North Korea, Kim Jong Un (C) was named general secretary, resurrecting a title previously ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has lauded his nation’s improving economy and regional standing as he opened the country’s ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to lift living standards as he opened a landmark congress, state media said Friday, offering a glimpse of economic strains within the sanctions-hit nation.

N orth Korea’s party congress is no place for laughter. Once every five years the ruling elite of the isolated country gather in Pyongyang to praise their purported successes over the preceding ...

SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has yet to announce the schedule for its upcoming party congress, which would be its first in five years, amid speculation in Seoul that the event may take place ...

With the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam having got underway on Jan. 19, the country faces another regular yet consequential political milestone. Unlike competitive elections ...