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North Korea adopts new law on anthem as unification symbol purge continues

State media did not reveal details of changes but experts assess aim is to make separation between Koreas even clearer

North Korea’s rubber stamp legislative body adopted a new law on the country’s national anthem, state media reported Friday, likely as part of efforts to update its legal framework to match new policy on abandoning unification.

According to the Rodong Sinmun, the Standing Committee of the Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA) discussed and unanimously passed the law during a plenary meeting Thursday, led by chairman Choe Ryong Hae and other senior officials. 

“The plenary meeting adopted with unanimous approval of a decree of the SPA Standing Committee ‘On adopting the Law of the DPRK on the National Anthem (국가),” the