The long-awaited Oct. 10 military parade has come and gone, but North Korea is not taking a break. The country has commenced its “80-day battle” productivity campaign to prepare for yet another major milestone: The Eighth Party Congress, the highest decision-making body of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK), in Jan. 2021.

With the 75th WPK founding anniversary over, domestic propaganda appears focused on Pyongyang’s “80-day battle” preparations for the upcoming Party Congress. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s emotional speechduring celebrations on Saturday emphasized that the leadership’s first and foremost goal is now to make its people’s life