North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday kicked off his ruling Workers' Party congress and acknowledged that his five-year economic plan had failed to meet its goals "on almost every sector", Reuters reported, citing North Korea’s official news agency KCNA.
The rare political gathering, which Kim last hosted in 2016, has drawn international attention as he is expected to unveil a new five-year economic plan and address foreign policy, just two weeks before US President-elect Joe Biden takes office.
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