North Korea's Party Congress Ends -- News Roundup

VICE News/Reuters: North Korea's Kim Jong-un Says He's Willing to Play Nice and Stop Threatening Nuclear War

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said in a speech broadcast on Sunday that North Korea won't use nuclear weapons unless it feels threatened by other countries with nuclear arms.

Pyongyang "will faithfully fulfill its obligation for non-proliferation and strive for global denuclearization" Kim said. His remarks, though broadcast on Sunday, were made on Saturday during the rare congress of the ruling Workers' party.

North Korea was also willing to normalize ties with states that had been hostile towards it, Kim said. North Korean officials have made similar statements in the past, but have then continued to threaten attacks on the United States and South Korea.

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North Korea's Party Congress Ends -- News Round-up

Kim Jong Un gets new title, says North Korea won't use nukes unless threatened -- AP
Kim Jong Un says North Korea would only use nukes if provoked. -- UPI
North Korea says it continues to develop its nuclear weapons capability -- Euronews/Reuters
Kim Jong-un says North Korea is a “responsible nuclear weapons state” -- Quartz
North Korea leader promises to improve foreign relations -- Financial Times
North Korea ready to improve relationships with 'hostile' nations -- The Hill
North Korea unveils first five-year plan since the 1980s -- Boston Globe/Washington Post
Kim Jong Un unveils five-year plan, but no major reforms -- CNN
North Korea crowns Kim party chief as rare congress closes -- AFP
North Korea congress gives Kim Jong Un new title of chairman. -- AP
Kim Jong Un appointed chairman of North Korea's Workers' Party -- UPI
Kim Jong-un promoted to chairman of North Korea's ruling Workers Party -- The Independent
N. Korea expels reporter as Kim Jong Un warns "hostile forces" -- CBS
BBC's Rupert Wingfield-Hayes and team expelled from North Korea -- BBC
BBC correspondent Rupert Wingfield-Hayes, team expelled from North Korea -- CNN
North Korea pulled a fast one on hundreds of visiting journalists -- AP
Nukes, money and power cuts: North Korea's leader woos watchers at home and abroad -- CBC
North Korea, Always Quotable: 9 Memorable Statements From Kim Jong-un’s Reign -- New York Times