The announcement by the rubber-stamp party congress comes as little surprise given the Kim family's grip since the 1940s.

Kim says his party is focused on the tasks of 'boosting economic construction and the people's standard of living'.

The announcement by the rubber-stamp party congress comes as little surprise given the Kim family's grip since the 1940s.

North Korea's ruling party reelected Kim Jong-un as its general secretary at the ongoing party congress, touting the rapid improvement of the country's nuclear-based war…