Summary of domestic news in North Korea this week

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Summary of domestic news in North Korea this week

SEOUL, March 6 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of domestic news in North Korea this week.

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N Korea condemns U.S.-Israel attack on Iran as 'gangster-like conduct'

SEOUL -- North Korea on Sunday strongly condemned military strikes against Iran by the United States and Israel, calling them "gangster-like conduct."

The U.S. and Israel launched a joint attack on Iran on Saturday (U.S. time) in a large-scale military operation that the Iranian state media said killed its Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, amid a stalemate in indirect nuclear talks between Washington and Tehran.

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N.K. leader urges increased production at cement factory after party congress

SEOUL -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for "all-out" efforts to boost production during his visit to a cement factory following a major ruling party gathering that wrapped up last week, the North's state media reported Monday.

Kim made the call during his visit to the Sangwon Cement Complex in North Hwanghae Province the previous day, after the ninth congress of the Workers' Party of Korea concluded Wednesday, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

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N. Korean magazine uses purported image of Toyota's Camry to promote car assembly service

SEOUL -- A North Korean magazine used an image of what appears to be Toyota's Camry model while promoting a local trading company's car assembly service, a copy of the publication showed Tuesday.

A copy of the first 2026 issue of Foreign Trade, a quarterly state-run North Korean magazine, seen by Yonhap News Agency, carried a story promoting a Pyongyang-based trading company, Kangguk Trading Corp.

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N. Korea to elect representatives to Supreme People's Assembly this month following key party congress

SEOUL -- North Korea will elect representatives to its parliament, the Supreme People's Assembly, later this month, state media said Wednesday, as a follow-up step after a recent party congress.

The election of representatives to the 15th Supreme People's Assembly will be held on March 15, the Korean Central News Agency said, citing a decision by the parliamentary standing committee.

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N. Korea's Kim oversees strategic cruise missile test from new destroyer

SEOUL -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has overseen a test-firing of strategic cruise missiles from a new destroyer, stressing the need to strengthen naval power, state media reported Thursday.

Kim visited the Choe Hyon on Tuesday and Wednesday to review its operational capabilities ahead of its commissioning, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

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N. Korea holds Cabinet party committee meeting to advance congress decisions

SEOUL -- North Korea's Cabinet held a plenary meeting of its party committee to advance decisions reached at the recent party congress, state media said Thursday.

The Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) Committee of the Cabinet held an expanded meeting the previous day, presided over by Premier Pak Thae-song, to move forward decisions from the ninth party congress and a subsequent party central committee meeting, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said.

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N. Korea's Kim hopes for strong ties with Hanoi in message to Vietnam's leader

SEOUL -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has expressed hope that friendly ties between North Korea and Vietnam will continue to grow strong in his message to Vietnam's leader To Lam, Pyongyang's state media reported Friday.

Kim made the remarks in a reply message sent the previous day to the chief of Vietnam's Communist Party, expressing his thanks to Lam for congratulating him on his reelection as general secretary of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea at last month's party congress, according to the Korean Central News Agency.

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