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Ha-young Choi
Ha-young Choi was an NK News correspondent based in Seoul. She studied Korean history, mainly focusing on modern Korean history at Korea University. Follow her on twitter @Hy_Choi0826
Pyongyang, via the state-run Rodong Sinmun newspaper, reported on Thursday that there will be a 70-day campaign to prepare the Seventh Congress of the Workers Party of Korea (WPK) in early May.
The paper emphasized that outside pressure is responsible for the country’s harsh conditions and asserted the importance of ideological fortification, as well as an increase in production.