North Korea's Kim Jong Un fired Vice Premier Yang Sung Ho over failed industrial reforms, citing economic losses and chaos.

Vice Premier Yang Sung Ho was fired by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for failing to modernize the Ryongsong Machine Complex, accusing him of causing financial losses and "unnecessary man-made confusion." According to state media, the public censure took place prior to the nation's first Workers' Party congress in five years, which is anticipated to address leadership changes, military priorities, and economic reform. At a ceremony commemorating the project's initial phase, Kim criticized Yang's performance, comparing his appointment to "hitching a cart to a goat," indicating larger attempts to impose discipline in the face of ongoing economic difficulties.