Year-end scene in Pyongyang

Year-end scene in Pyongyang

People dance in Pyongyang on Dec. 30, 2019, marking the eighth anniversary of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's assumption of the supreme commandership. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Year-end scene in Pyongyang

Year-end scene in Pyongyang

People dance in Pyongyang on Dec. 30, 2019, marking the eighth anniversary of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's assumption of the supreme commandership. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Year-end scene in Pyongyang

Year-end scene in Pyongyang

People dance in Pyongyang on Dec. 30, 2019, marking the eighth anniversary of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's assumption of the supreme commandership. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Year-end scene in Pyongyang

Year-end scene in Pyongyang

People dance in Pyongyang on Dec. 30, 2019, marking the eighth anniversary of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's assumption of the supreme commandership. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Year-end scene in Pyongyang

Year-end scene in Pyongyang

People dance in Pyongyang on Dec. 30, 2019, marking the eighth anniversary of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's assumption of the supreme commandership. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Year-end scene in Pyongyang

Year-end scene in Pyongyang

People visit Mansu Hill, where statues of former North Korean leaders -- the country's founder Kim Il Sung (L) and his son Kim Jong Il -- stand, in Pyongyang on Dec. 30, 2019, the eighth anniversary of current leader Kim Jong Un's assumption of the supreme commandership. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Year-end scene in Pyongyang

Year-end scene in Pyongyang

People offer flowers at statues of former North Korean leaders -- the country's founder Kim Il Sung and his son Kim Jong Il -- at Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on Dec. 30, 2019, the eighth anniversary of current leader Kim Jong Un's assumption of the supreme commandership. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Year-end scene in Pyongyang

Year-end scene in Pyongyang

Soldiers offer flowers at statues of former North Korean leaders -- the country's founder Kim Il Sung and his son Kim Jong Il -- at Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on Dec. 30, 2019, the eighth anniversary of current leader Kim Jong Un's assumption of the supreme commandership. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Year-end scene in Pyongyang

Year-end scene in Pyongyang

Soldiers salute statues of former North Korean leaders -- the country's founder Kim Il Sung and his son Kim Jong Il -- at Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on Dec. 30, 2019, the eighth anniversary of current leader Kim Jong Un's assumption of the supreme commandership. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Year-end scene in Pyongyang

Year-end scene in Pyongyang

Soldiers visit Mansu Hill in Pyongyang, where statues of former North Korean leaders -- the country's founder Kim Il Sung (L) and his son Kim Jong Il -- stand, on Dec. 30, 2019, the eighth anniversary of current leader Kim Jong Un's assumption of the supreme commandership. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo