North Korea appointed a new vice premier, Im Chol Ung (임철웅), on May 22, KCNA reported Thursday.
The Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK – North Korea’s rubber-stamp legislature – approved the appointment, which was likely decided upon by senior party officials on an earlier date.
North Korea appointed a new vice premier, Im Chol Ung (임철웅), on May 22, KCNA reported Thursday.
The Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK – North Korea’s rubber-stamp legislature – approved the appointment, which was likely decided upon by senior party officials on an earlier date.
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