North Korea s largest youth group drops late founder s name from title after 25 years
Posted : 2021-04-30 13:18
Updated : 2021-04-30 17:20
Members of the Kimilsungist-Kimjongilist Youth League clap as a flag bearing the group s new name, the Socialist Patriotic Youth League, is introduced during the group s 10th congress in Pyongyang, according to the Korean Central News Agency on Friday. Yonhap
North Korea dropped the name of late national founder Kim Il-sung from the title of its largest youth organization and put the word socialist back into the title, according to state media Friday, a move aimed at tightening ideological discipline of younger generations.
North Korea s largest youth group to hold first congress in 5 years next week
Posted : 2021-04-20 10:04
Updated : 2021-04-20 10:04
In this photo released by North Korea s Korea Central News Agency on April 16, 2021, youths celebrate fireworks commemorating the birthday of the country s late founder Kim Il-sung, which was the previous day, at Pyongyang. Korea Times file
North Korea s largest youth organization will hold its first congress in five years next week, state media said Tuesday, in an apparent effort to tighten ideological discipline amid concerns about younger generations increasing exposure to outside influences.
The Kimilsungist-Kimjongilist Youth League, governed by the ruling Workers Party, will hold its congress in Pyongyang on April 27, according to the Korean Central News Agency.
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N.K. s largest youth group to hold first congress in 5 years next week
SEOUL, April 20 (Yonhap) North Korea s largest youth organization will hold its first congress in five years next week, state media said Tuesday, in an apparent effort to tighten ideological discipline amid concerns about younger generations increasing exposure to outside influences.
The Kimilsungist-Kimjongilist Youth League, governed by the ruling Workers Party, will hold its congress in Pyongyang on April 27, according to the Korean Central News Agency. Achievements and experiences obtained from youth business, and causes for shortcomings and lessons learned in the process will be reviewed during the congress, KCNA said.
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N. Korea to convene congress of largest youth association to support party decisions
SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) North Korea will convene a congress of the country s largest youth association for the first time in four years, state media reported Thursday, in an apparent move to enlist support for new policies and decisions adopted at last month s Workers Party congress.
During the eighth congress of the ruling Workers Party, the North unveiled a new five-year economic development plan focusing on self-reliance in the face of the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic and global sanctions on its regime.
The Kimilsungist-Kimjongilist Youth League, the largest youth association governed by the Workers Party, held a meeting Wednesday and decided to convene the 10th congress in April, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).