N.K. leader urges improvement in people's living on party's founding anniversary
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un stressed the need for improving people's livelihoods, as he held a lecture to mark the 76th founding anniversary of its ruling Workers' Party, state media said Monday.
He delivered the message during his "important" speech, titled "Let us further improve party work in line with the demands of the period of fresh development of socialist construction," according to the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
Kim said that the party has defined the "the popular masses' independence" as the essence of the socialist construction and urged officials to serve the people like "God," it added.
He then emphasized that the party remains determined to efficiently push ahead with the five-year national economy plan set forth at the party congress in January and called on officials to solve people's food and housing problems.
Kim also told party officials to "always consider whether their work infringe upon the interests of the people or cause trouble to the people." Kim made no mention of inter-Korean ties and the United States.
North Korea marked the 76th founding anniversary of its ruling party on Sunday without a military parade or any other provocative show of force.
julesyi@yna.co.kr
(END)
-
(Yonhap Interview) Fintech startup AIM aims to bring professional wealth services to ordinary investors
-
N.K. leader declares victory in fight against COVID-19: state media
-
7 dead, 6 missing in heaviest rainfall in 80 years
-
(2nd LD) 7 dead, 6 missing in heaviest rainfall in 80 years
-
(LEAD) PPP approves leadership shift, names interim leader
-
(Yonhap Interview) Fintech startup AIM aims to bring professional wealth services to ordinary investors
-
7 dead, 6 missing in heaviest rainfall in 80 years
-
(5th LD) 8 dead, 7 missing in record rainfall in Seoul, surrounding areas
-
(LEAD) 7 dead, 6 missing in heaviest rainfall in 80 years
-
(2nd LD) Samsung heir Lee granted special presidential pardon
-
Bank's refusal to open account for foreigner with long name 'discriminatory': rights watchdog
-
(LEAD) Yoon pledges to improve ties with Japan, offers economic aid in exchange for N.K. denuclearization
-
Yoon pledges to improve ties with Japan, offers economic aid in exchange for N.K. denuclearization
-
S. Korea expresses deep regret over Japanese PM's offering to war shrine
-
Conservative activists hold rally in downtown Seoul on Liberation Day