North Korea's Kim Jong Un dismisses vice premier, comparing him to 'a goat yoked to pull an ox cart'

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North Korea's Kim Jong Un dismisses vice premier, comparing him to 'a goat yoked to pull an ox cart'

Tuesday 20th January 2026, 12:01PM

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.

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