(260224) -- PYONGYANG, Feb. 24, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), addresses the Ninth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea on Feb. 23, 2026. The top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea outlined general goals for the national economy over the next five years, focusing on stabilization, consolidation and a gradual qualitative development, state media said Tuesday.

Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, articulated his vision for the country's future economic development in a speech at Monday's session of the ruling party's Ninth Congress, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported. (KCNA/Handout via Xinhua)