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Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko is a Senior Analytic Correspondent for NK News based in Seoul. Follow him on Twitter @ColinZwirko.
Update: An event took place on Feb. 25 at the April 25 House of Culture in Pyongyang, but state media did not disclose details of the event the following day.
Mid-level party officials from around North Korea appear to be gathering in Pyongyang for a major ideological conference scheduled for the coming days, according to NK News satellite imagery analysis, as buses filled the parking lot of a key hotel.