North Korea plans to convene a plenary session of the Workers’ Party Central Committee in mid-December.
The party’s official newspaper, Rodong Sinmun, reported on November 1 that the Political Bureau of the Central Committee has decided to call the 13th plenary meeting of the 8th Central Committee. The meeting aims to review the implementation of party and state policies for 2025 and address critical issues, including preparations for the 9th Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea.
On Page 2, the paper covered the 80th anniversary celebration of Rodong Sinmun held at the People’s Culture Palace. Deputy Chairman Joo Chang-il emphasized that Rodong Sinmun is at its peak in the new era of the Juche revolution. He stressed that when the party newspaper remains steadfastly committed to its mission as the vanguard of party ideology, its invincible power will continue to grow.
The same page reported that Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui returned via private jet after completing diplomatic visits to Russia and Belarus on October 31. It also noted that Alexander Kozlov, Russia’s Minister of Natural Resources and co-chair of the bilateral Economic and Scientific Cooperation Committee, met with North Korea’s Minister of External Economic Relations, Yun Jeong-ho, at the Mansudae Assembly Hall to sign a protocol.
Page 3 announced the departure of the Russian economic delegation.
An article on page 4 titled, The Spirit of Frugality: A Hallmark of Patriotic Workers, urged citizens to become patriotic workers who value even the smallest resources and consider how to convert them into national wealth.
Page 5 highlighted the development of Lightning, an advanced disaster warning system, by North Korean scientists and engineers. The paper described it as a two-way communication network using landlines to swiftly transmit disaster alerts to all levels, confirm receipt, and enable effective disaster management based on real-time response reports.
Another article, Transforming Hundreds of Acres into Rice Paddies, reported on Jagang Province’s ambitious plan to convert significant areas of dry fields into rice paddies in the near future.
Page 6 emphasized the importance of maintaining a strong anti-imperialist class consciousness as generations change and the revolution progresses. The paper alleged past U.S. troop massacres in Kumchon County, asserting that the memory of these events continues to expose American imperialist brutality and calls for a thousand-fold retribution.