Summary of external news of North Korea this week

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Summary of external news of North Korea this week

SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of external news on North Korea this week.

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Key Russian, Vietnamese officials arrive in N. Korea ahead of major anniv.

SEOUL -- High-ranking officials from Russia and Vietnam have arrived in North Korea, foreign media reports said Thursday, ahead of the 80th founding anniversary of the North's ruling Workers' Party.

A Russian delegation led by Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council, has arrived in Pyongyang to attend celebrations marking the key party anniversary, Russia's Tass news agency said.

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China's Li arrives in Pyongyang, marking 1st visit by Chinese premier in 16 yrs: report

SEOUL -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang arrived in Pyongyang on Thursday to attend celebrations for the 80th anniversary of the creation of North Korea's ruling party, China's state-run Xinhua News Agency reported, marking the first visit by China's No. 2 leader to the North in 16 years.

Li's arrival in Pyongyang marked the first goodwill visit to North Korea by a Chinese premier since former Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's trip to the North in October 2009.

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