North Koreans at country-wide mass rallies on Tuesday and Wednesday pledged their support for Pyongyang’s new push to “break through the barriers,” the country’s state media reported Thursday.
Workers and university students attended rallies in Kangwon, North Phyongan, South Hamgyong, and Ryanggang provinces, according to party daily the Rodong Sinmun, where they were said to have committed to goals set by the country’s leadership at a key party plenum last month.
North Koreans at country-wide mass rallies on Tuesday and Wednesday pledged their support for Pyongyang’s new push to “break through the barriers,” the country’s state media reported Thursday.
Workers and university students attended rallies in Kangwon, North Phyongan, South Hamgyong, and Ryanggang provinces, according to party daily the Rodong Sinmun, where they were said to have committed to goals set by the country’s leadership at a key party plenum last month.
Jeongmin Kim is the Lead Correspondent at NK News and Editorial Director at KOREA PRO, based in Seoul. Kim covers inter-Korean relations and North and South Korean foreign and military affairs. Kim has covered the 2022 ROK presidential election on the ground, and prior to joining NK News, she worked for the CSIS Korea Chair in Washington D.C. and Reuters news agency’s Seoul bureau. Follow her on Twitter @jeongminnkim
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