SEOUL -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un expressed greater confidence in the country's economic trajectory at a meeting of top officials as Pyongyang leans on Russian help to escape its sanctions-driven slump.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks at a plenary meeting of the Central Committee of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea. (KCNA via Reuters)
SEOUL -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un expressed greater confidence in the country's economic trajectory at a meeting of top officials as Pyongyang leans on Russian help to escape its sanctions-driven slump.