N. Korea holds parliament amid virus, no foreign policy announcement

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N. Korea holds parliament amid virus, no foreign policy announcement

PYONGYANG, North Korea : A man watches a street TV in Pyongyang on April 13, 2020, displaying news that North Korea convened a session of the Supreme People's Assembly the previous day for the first time since last August.

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