North Korea Promotes General to Ruling Party's Powerful Presidium - KCNA

North Korea promotes close aide to leader Kim to Politburo

Pak Jong Chon seen as rising star in country's powerful military

North Korea promotes leader Kim's close aide to Politburo position

North Korea has promoted its military chief who is a close aide to leader Kim Jong Un to the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the ruling party, state-run media reports.

North Korea elevates key player in country's missile program to ruling party's powerful presidium

In recent years Pak Jong Chon was promoted to a full four-star army general, led the military as chief of the general staff of the army, and made prominent appearances alongside Kim Jong Un.

North Korea promotes general to ruling party's powerful presidium: KCNA

SEOUL: North Korea has elevated a general long seen as a rising star in the country's powerful military and a major player in its missile programme to a position in the presidium of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) politburo, state media reported on Tuesday (Sep 7). Pak Jong Chon will also serve as

N. Korea promotes demoted military chief to member of politburo presidium

North Korea's military chief, Pak Jong-chon, has been elected a member of the Presidium of the ruling Workers' Party, state media reported Tuesday, in a comeback after he was demoted earlier this year for a lapse in anti-coronavirus efforts. "The Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the WPK elected Pak Jong-chon as a member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the WPK Central Committee and secret...

N.Korea promotes general to ruling party's powerful presidium

SEOUL - North Korea has elevated a general long seen as a rising star in the country's powerful military and a major player in its missile programme to a position in the presidium of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) politburo, state media reported on Tuesday.