Kim Jong-un fires vice-premier and likens him to ‘a goat yoked to an ox cart’
North Korean leader reportedly blames Yang Sung-ho for ‘confusion’ at factory project as major congress loomsThe North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, has dismissed a vice-premier over troubles in a factory modernisation project, in an apparent move to tighten discipline among officials and push...
<p>North Korean leader reportedly blames Yang Sung-ho for ‘confusion’ at factory project as major congress looms</p><p>The North Korean leader, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/kim-jong-un">Kim Jong-un</a>, has dismissed a vice-premier over troubles in a factory modernisation project, in an apparent move to tighten discipline among officials and push them to deliver greater results before a major political conference.</p><p>The upcoming ruling Workers’ party congress, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/06/north-korea-congress-kim-jong-un-economic-plan-failure-mistake-biden">the first of its kind in five years</a>, is one of North Korea’s <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2021/jan/15/kim-jong-un-puts-on-show-of-force-at-end-of-workers-party-congress-in-pictures">biggest propaganda spectacles</a> and is intended to review past projects, establish new political and economic priorities and reshuffle officials.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/20/kim-jong-un-fires-vice-premier-yang-sung-ho-goat-ox-cart">Continue reading...</a>
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