N. Korean leader Kim becomes chairman of ruling party

N. Korean leader Kim becomes chairman of ruling party

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's assumption of the post of chairman of the country's ruling party is confirmed on May 9, 2016, at a rare party congress in Pyongyang. The new post for Kim symbolizes his tighter grip on the party and the beginning of a new era of one-man rule. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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