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North Korea's Kim Jong Un Publicly Fires Vice Premier
- On Jan. 19, 2026, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un publicly dismissed Vice Premier Yang Sung Ho at the Ryongsong Machine Complex inauguration, a rare on-site sacking reported by state media.
- Kim blamed the project failures on `unnecessary man-made confusion` and said authorities wasted large amounts of funds and labor, prompting a group of experts to review around 60 problems.
- Yang, who previously led the machinery ministry, is a vice premier and Politburo alternate member overseeing the Ryongsong Machine Complex, promoted under the Workers' Party of Korea's 2021 machine-building plan.
- The sacking signals efforts to tighten discipline ahead of the Workers' Party congress as Kim Jong Un aims to curb defeatism among economic officials and set new modernization goals.
- Viewed against the 3.7, North Korea's economy faces challenges despite recent growth, as Kim Jong Un pushes reforms ahead of the upcoming Workers' Party congress.
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Total News Sources77
Leaning Left20Leaning Right11Center20Last UpdatedBias Distribution39% Left, 39% Center
Bias Distribution
- 39% of the sources lean Left, 39% of the sources are Center
39% Center
L 39%
C 39%
R 22%
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