김정은, 당 정치국회의 주재…연말까지 '80일전투' 결정<br /><br />North Korea launched its first productivity campaign in four years to funnel workers and resources to major projects in a bid to revive an economy walloped by sanctions and flooding from typhoons.<br />Leader Kim Jong-un called for an "80-day battle" during a Politburo meeting of his ruling Workers' Party.<br />The last time he issued a similar call was in 2016.<br />Kim Dami has the details.<br />Chairing a politburo meeting of the ruling Workers' Party, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un launched what he dubbed an "80-day campaign" until the year's end.<br />The campaign aims to fully prepare for the 8th Congress of the ruling party scheduled for early next year.<br />The North's state-run news agency said Tuesday that the remaining days until the 8th Congress of the Party is a period of year-end struggle.<br />It further highlighted the decision was made to glorify the 75th founding anniversary of the Party this Saturday as a great festival of victory and progress.<br />The ambitious campaign is seen as a part of Pyeongyang's regular, systematic efforts to refresh the attention of its people and military.<br />"The North's economy last year and this year did not do well overall. There's been no improvement for various reasons, including the international sanctions and the COVID-19 pandemic. People in North Korea could be unhappy, so the leader's trying to deal with that and clear the air."<br />Back in August, Kim acknowledged that his five-year economic development plan had failed to achieve its intended goals.<br />He then pledged to come up with a new one in the party congress set to meet in January 2021.<br />During the politburo meeting, Ri Pyong-chol, Vice Chairman of the party's Central Committee and Pak Jong-chon, chief of the General Staff of the North's army were also officially promoted to head the North's military.<br />Known for his deep involvement in the regime's nuclear and missile development, Ri has been actively demonstrating a willingness to strengthen the regime's defensive power ahead of this weekend's anniversary.<br />He has also shown leadership in typhoon recovery projects.<br />After visiting a flood-hit border village with her brother Kim Jong-un last week, Kim Yo-jong was also present at the meeting.<br />Kim Dami, Arirang News.<br />
