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Saba Yemen
26-05-2025
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
N Korea Arrests Fourth Official Over Failed Warship Launch
Pyongyang - (Saba): North Korea has arrested a fourth official over an accident that led to the failure of the launch of a new warship last week, damaging the 5,000-ton destroyer. Pyongyang announced a "serious accident" on Wednesday during the launch of a newly built 5,000-ton destroyer in the eastern coastal city of Chongjin, resulting in parts of the ship's bottom being crushed. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un described the incident as a "criminal act of utter negligence." North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency reported Monday that Ri Hyong Son, deputy director of the Central Committee's munitions industry department, was summoned and detained on Sunday. It added that he "was highly responsible for the serious accident." Ri is the fourth person to be arrested in connection with the incident, after three people were detained over the weekend, including the shipyard's chief engineer. North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) earlier reported that those arrested were Kang Jong Chol, chief engineer at the Chongjin Shipyard; Han Kyong Hak, head of the hull construction workshop; and Kim Yong Hak, deputy director of administrative affairs. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print more of (International)
South China Morning Post
25-05-2025
- Politics
- South China Morning Post
China is getting ready for a key meeting to discuss its next 5-year plan
China's ruling Communist Party is preparing for a key annual conclave to be held later this year, with President Xi Jinping indicating that its focus will be the next five-year plan for the country's economic and political goals. Advertisement In instructions on its formulation, Xi said the party's central leadership was 'organising the drafting of a proposal for the 15th five-year plan ', according to a Xinhua report on Monday. A one-month online public consultation on the formulation of the plan was also launched on Tuesday. The proposal Xi referred to needs to be endorsed by a plenary session of the party, according to its rules, and would then be detailed during next year's annual legislative session in March. It is the first official signal about that plenary session – a meeting of more than 370 full and alternate members of the party's Central Committee known as the fourth plenum.
NHK
25-05-2025
- Politics
- NHK
N.Korea detains three officials over failed warship launch
North Korea reportedly detained three officials after one of the country's warships was damaged during its launch ceremony. The Sunday edition of the ruling Workers' Party newspaper Rodong Sinmun said the three, including the chief engineer of the shipyard, are responsible for the incident that occurred on Wednesday at a shipyard in the country's northeast. Satellite imagery shows the 5,000-ton destroyer, covered in blue tarps, lying on its side, partially submerged. The vessel apparently lost balance when its bow failed to detach from the shipway. The newspaper also reported that there is no additional damage to the warship and repair work is underway as scheduled. Leader Kim Jong Un has given instructions to restore the vessel before the plenary meeting of the party's Central Committee, which is scheduled to convene in late June.
South China Morning Post
22-05-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
China austerity rules target those at the top
Austerity begins at home for both China and the United States if they are to meet the fiscal challenges of economic pressures and geopolitical tensions. But they are on different paths. Advertisement While the US has made drastic cuts to its civil service and public spending to finance a promise of tax cuts for the well-off, Beijing has taken belt-tightening to another level in its latest austerity revision to rein in both wasteful spending and debt incurred to finance its budget. Considering that President Xi Jinping launched an austerity campaign 12 years ago with iron rules for the long term, the range of potential savings still targeted in the latest regulations issued by the Central Committee of the Communist Party and the State Council is truly remarkable. Little appears to escape critical scrutiny – not even flowers that may warm frugal official meal tables and meeting venues with colour. The revised measures, which seek to 'free up more funds for development needs and people's livelihood expectations', include 20 major changes related to official work meals, the use of government cars, study and inspection tours, and decor of government premises. Advertisement They include a remark that 'No expensive dishes, cigarettes or alcohol shall be provided at work meals.'
NHK
22-05-2025
- Politics
- NHK
North Korean leader Kim criticizes accident at launching ceremony of destroyer
North Korean state media report that a new warship was damaged due to a "serious accident" during its launch ceremony attended by leader Kim Jong Un. The media said on Thursday that the event to float the 5,000-ton destroyer took place at the Chongjin Shipyard in the country's northeast on Wednesday. It said the vessel lost balance during the launch when the bow failed to detach from the shipway, and placed the blame on "inexperienced command and operational carelessness." South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff told reporters on Thursday that the damaged destroyer remains in the water. Kim Jong Un described it as "a serious accident and criminal act" and said it "could not be tolerated." Kim also said "the irresponsible errors" of senior officials will be raised at a plenary meeting of the Central Committee of the ruling Workers' Party. The North's media announced on Thursday the meeting will convene in late June. Kim has ordered an investigation into the cause of the accident and expressed his intention to hold those officials at fault responsible. Experts in South Korea say it is rare that the North makes public details of an accident one day after it occurred. They suspect that Pyongyang wanted to prevent speculation from spreading.
