Turkey is discussing a temporary law to manage the next phase of a renewed peace effort with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), as veteran Kurdish politician Ahmet Türk said the process needs visible steps to build trust, Turkish Minute reported. The PKK, which Turkey and its Western allies designate as a terrorist organization, has fought […] The post Turkey signals first legal steps for PKK peace as Kurdish leader urges trust-building moves appeared first on Stockholm Center for Freedom.

At the five-year congress of the Workers’ Party, Kim Yo-jong was appointed department director after her brother was re-elected on Sunday to the top post of general secretary.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un vowed to lift living standards as he opened a landmark congress, state media said on Friday, offering a glimpse of economic strains within the sanctions-hit nation. The supreme leader took centre stage with a speech to start the Workers’ Party congress, a gathering that directs state efforts on everything from house building to war planning. Held just once every five years, the days-long congress offers a rare glimpse into the workings of a nation where even...

The Workers’ Party (WP) Members of Parliament also asked about education and caregiving needs on the second day of the Budget debate.

North Korea’s ruling party touted nuclear advances as it re-elected Kim Jong Un to the top post of general secretary, state media said on Monday, during a rare national congress. Thousands of party elites have packed the capital Pyongyang for a once-in-five-years summit of the ruling Workers’ Party, a gathering that directs state efforts on everything from diplomacy to war planning. The congress offers a rare glimpse into the political workings of reclusive North Korea, and is widely seen as ...

China has joined Russia in congratulating North Korea on the conclave of its ruling party, hailing economic achievements under the leadership of Kim Jong-un and pledging to work with Pyongyang to promote regional peace. According to Xinhua, the Central Committee of China’s Communist Party sent a congratulatory letter on Thursday, asserting that the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea had in recent years helped develop the North Korean economy and improve the lives of its people. China’s state news...

Workers’ Party chief Pritam Singh has urged for greater public disclosure and accountability regarding Singapore's billions of dollars in government spending, citing one of the largest fiscal surpluses in decades.

North Korea is holding a delegate ceremony, signaling the imminent 9th Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea.