Kim Jong Un refocuses on nuclear buildup as party meeting closes

North Korea takes hard line against US leading into Biden transition

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un receives applause during the eighth congress of the Workers' Party in Pyongyang. © KCNA via Reuters

YOSUKE ONCHI, Nikkei staff writer

SEOUL -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un concluded the regime's seldom-held party congress by declaring a return to nuclear buildup in a display of renewed defiance against the U.S. and its allies.

During his closing address Tuesday, Kim told delegates that he humbly and solemnly accepts his appointment to the newly restored position of general secretary of the ruling Workers' Party.

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