North Korea’s Kim Jong Un fires vice premier, publicly rebukes officials

Kim condemns ‘incompetent’ party members for delays in government projects in advance of key ruling party meeting.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has fired a senior official tasked with economic policy and condemned “incompetent” party members, according to state media, in a rare public rebuke of officials in the secretive state.

The state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Tuesday that Kim had dismissed Vice Premier Yang Sung-ho during the inauguration ceremony of the first stage of a modernisation project at the Ryongsong Machine Complex.

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