A: Hey there! Heard any news lately?
B: Not much, just been catching up on some reading. What's up?
A: So, it seems North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un, has been making some changes in his country. After a warship accident, he's decided to have the ruling party take a stronger hold over the military.
B: Oh, really? What happened with the warship?
A: Not much details, but it looks like something went wrong during its launch last week. Anyways, Kim attended a meeting about this, and said he wants to strengthen the role of party organizations in the military to fix any issues that come up from their development and operations.
B: Sounds serious! Did they appoint any new officials?
A: Yeah, they did, but the details aren't clear yet. However, South Korea thinks one of the top military guys might have been demoted, who's in charge of ideological education in the military.
B: That does seem like a big move! Looks like Kim's tightening up control over the military after that accident, according to South Korean media.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered stronger ruling party control over the military, following a warship accident during its launch last week.
State-run Korean Central Television reported on Friday that Kim attended an expanded meeting of the Central Military Commission of the ruling Workers' Party on Wednesday.
At the meeting, Kim said the roles of the party's organizations in the military should be strengthened to solve all problems arising from military development and operations.
The commission reportedly appointed new senior military officials, although details have not been disclosed.
South Korea's Unification Ministry said photos released so far indicate that Jong Kyong Thaek, head of the General Political Bureau of the Korean People's Army, has been demoted. Jong oversees ideological education in the military.
South Korean media say the measures taken in the meeting appear aimed at tightening party control over the military in the wake of last week's warship accident.
B: Not much, just been catching up on some reading. What's up?
A: So, it seems North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un, has been making some changes in his country. After a warship accident, he's decided to have the ruling party take a stronger hold over the military.
B: Oh, really? What happened with the warship?
A: Not much details, but it looks like something went wrong during its launch last week. Anyways, Kim attended a meeting about this, and said he wants to strengthen the role of party organizations in the military to fix any issues that come up from their development and operations.
B: Sounds serious! Did they appoint any new officials?
A: Yeah, they did, but the details aren't clear yet. However, South Korea thinks one of the top military guys might have been demoted, who's in charge of ideological education in the military.
B: That does seem like a big move! Looks like Kim's tightening up control over the military after that accident, according to South Korean media.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered stronger ruling party control over the military, following a warship accident during its launch last week.
State-run Korean Central Television reported on Friday that Kim attended an expanded meeting of the Central Military Commission of the ruling Workers' Party on Wednesday.
At the meeting, Kim said the roles of the party's organizations in the military should be strengthened to solve all problems arising from military development and operations.
The commission reportedly appointed new senior military officials, although details have not been disclosed.
South Korea's Unification Ministry said photos released so far indicate that Jong Kyong Thaek, head of the General Political Bureau of the Korean People's Army, has been demoted. Jong oversees ideological education in the military.
South Korean media say the measures taken in the meeting appear aimed at tightening party control over the military in the wake of last week's warship accident.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has strengthened the ruling party's control over the military following a recent warship accident. The accident, during its launch last week, lacks specific details. Kim attended an expanded meeting of the Central Military Commission to address this issue and stated
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URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20250530_17/
Date: May 30, 2025
Created: 2025/05/31 07:11
Updated: 2025/12/08 03:52
Last Read: 2025/05/31 13:13