N. Korea to convene key party congress in late February: KCNA

▲ North Korean leader Kim Jong-un speaks during a plenary meeting of the Workers' Party of Korea, in this file photo published by the Korean Central News Agency on Dec. 11, 2025. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)

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N. Korea to convene key party congress in late February: KCNA

By Park Boram

SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Yonhap) -- North Korea will hold a key party congress in late February, the North's state media reported Sunday, in a rare meeting where leader Kim Jong-un is expected to announce his ruling policy, including diplomacy and economy.

The decision by the North Korean ruling party's political bureau came after a meeting of the political bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea the previous day, which was presided over by party secretary Jo Yong-won under the guidance of Kim, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said.

The upcoming ninth party congress, the first since the eighth in 2021, is expected to outline North Korea's key policies on the economy, diplomacy and defense. The party congress is the regime's highest decision-making body.

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