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North Korea
Source by : Sky News Hub
Tuesday 20 January 2026 13:14, UK
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un dismisses vice premier, comparing him to ‘ a goat yoked to pull an ox cart ‘
The North Korean leader said the vice premier had caused “unnecessary man-made confusion” during works to modernise the Ryongsong Machine Complex in the northeast of the country.
Kim Jong Un speaks at the Ryongsong Machine Complex. Pic: KCNA/Reuters
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has dismissed a vice premier over a factory modernisation project in a rare public rebuke ahead of a ruling party congress, state media has reported.
Mr Kim blamed Yang Sung Ho, a vice premier in charge of the machine-building industry, for causing what he called “unnecessary man-made confusion” during works to modernise the Ryongsong Machine Complex in the northeast of the country, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said on Tuesday.
In an apparent move to tighten discipline among officials ahead of the upcoming Workers’ Party congress – which looks to establish new political and economic priorities – Mr Kim said the project had suffered “not a small amount of economic loss” because of irresponsible and incompetent officials.
Kim Jong Un inspects the first phase of the renovation of the Ryongsong Machine Complex. Pic: KCNA/Reuters
In a speech marking the completion of the complex’s first-stage plan on Monday, he said authorities had wasted “large amounts of funds and labour” and that the munitions industry sector was subsequently left with a heavier burden, according to KCNA.
The outlet also said Mr Kim had previously criticized Mr Yang during a party meeting last year and on Monday called his dismissal an “incidental mistake”.
Mr Kim said: “To speak figuratively in simpler words, he [Mr Yang] was like a goat yoked to pull an ox cart.
“We should see this as an incidental mistake in our practice of personnel appointment.
“Could we expect a goat to pull a cart for an ox?
“As of today, I declare you dismissed, comrade vice premier.”
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