North Korea extends party meeting as country prepares to ring in new year



News North Korea extends party meeting as country prepares to ring in new year State media reports plenum to continue Friday but doesn’t mention celebrations on 10th anniversary of Kim Jong Un’s rule Colin Zwirko December 31, 2021 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON KCNA, Dec. 30, 2021 \| A few dozen party officials in one of the smaller "workshops" conducted at the ongoing party plenum on Wednesday North Korean party officials conducted a second day of departmental “workshops” as part of an ongoing plenary meeting on Thursday, according to state media, which reported that the meeting will go on until at least Friday. The report on the fourth day of the plenum in the party-run Rodong Sinmun on Friday morning was the shortest of the event yet, offering only three sentences that said the workshops wrapped up and that the meeting “continues.” It did not mention anything about leader Kim Jong Un’s participation. North Korean party officials conducted a second day of departmental “workshops” as part of an ongoing plenary meeting on Thursday, according to state media, which reported that the meeting will go on until at least Friday. The report on the fourth day of the plenum in the party-run Rodong Sinmun on Friday morning was the shortest of the event yet, offering only three sentences that said the workshops wrapped up and that the meeting “continues.” It did not mention anything about leader Kim Jong Un’s participation. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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North Korea extends party meeting as country prepares to ring in new year

State media reports plenum to continue Friday but doesn’t mention celebrations on 10th anniversary of Kim Jong Un’s rule

Colin Zwirko December 31, 2021

North Korea extends party meeting as country prepares to ring in new year

KCNA, Dec. 30, 2021 | A few dozen party officials in one of the smaller "workshops" conducted at the ongoing party plenum on Wednesday

North Korean party officials conducted a second day of departmental “workshops” as part of an ongoing plenary meeting on Thursday, according to state media, which reported that the meeting will go on until at least Friday.

The report on the fourth day of the plenum in the party-run Rodong Sinmun on Friday morning was the shortest of the event yet, offering only three sentences that said the workshops wrapped up and that the meeting “continues.” It did not mention anything about leader Kim Jong Un’s participation.

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