North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and top officials criticized the government's economic planners for "not guiding their sectors scientifically" at another Politburo meeting on Sunday, according to state media reports on Monday.
The Politburo also discussed plans for the upcoming Eighth Party Congress and surrounding events slated for Jan. 2021. The precise dates of the congress have not been announced.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and top officials criticized the government's economic planners for "not guiding their sectors scientifically" at another Politburo meeting on Sunday, according to state media reports on Monday.
The Politburo also discussed plans for the upcoming Eighth Party Congress and surrounding events slated for Jan. 2021. The precise dates of the congress have not been announced.
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Colin Zwirko is a Senior Analytic Correspondent for NK News based in Seoul. He joined the company in 2018 after receiving a master's degree in international security and foreign policy from South Korea's Yonsei University. Follow him on Twitter.