N Korea at crossroads

Kim Jong Un refocuses on nuclear buildup as party meeting closes

North Korea takes hard line against US leading into Biden transition

YOSUKE ONCHI, Nikkei staff writer
January 14, 2021 06:48 JST

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.

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