North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dismisses vice premier at Ryongsong Machine Complex inauguration
epa12662791 A photo released by the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) inspecting the Ryongsong Machine Complex in Hamhung, South Hamgyong Province, North Korea, 19 January 2026 (issued 20 January 2026). During a speech at the site, the North Korean leader dismissed Vice Premier of the Cabinet Yang Sung Ho "on the spot," stating the project "encountered difficulties and incurred not a little amount of economic loss, experiencing unnecessary man-made confusions," according to KCNA. EPA/KCNA EDITORIAL USE ONLY
