N.K. leader sacks vice premier over irresponsibility

N.K. leader sacks vice premier over irresponsibility

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un speaks during a ceremony at the Ryongsong Machine Complex in Hamheung, South Hamgyong Province, northeastern North Korea, on Jan. 19, 2026, to mark the completion of the first stage of the complex's modernization project, in this photo taken from the North's official Korean Central Television the next day. At the ceremony, Kim dismissed Vice Premier Yang Sung-ho "on the spot" over the official's irresponsibility in modernizing the machinery plant, the broadcaster said. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)

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