PoliticsNorth Korea names new defense minister, KCNA says

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reshuffled the country’s senior military leadership, appointing Kim Song-gi as defense minister and reinstating veteran strategist Pak Jong-chon as vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, state media KCNA reported Sunday.

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