North Korea’s Kim Jong Un opens congress with policy failures admission

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a ruling party congress in Pyongyang, North Korea (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un opened his country’s first ruling party congress in five years with an admission of policy failures and a vow to set new developmental goals, state media has reported.

The Workers’ Party Congress met in Pyongyang on Tuesday with thousands of delegates and observers in attendance, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported.