N. Korea's women's union stresses ideological education at 1st congress in 5 years

A major North Korean women's union has convened its first congress in five years and underscored the importance of ideological education to strengthen regime unity, according to state media Wednesday.

The Socialist Women's Union of Korea held its eighth congress in Pyongyang on Monday and Tuesday, seeking to bolster regime unity while laying out tasks for the next five years, the official Korean Central News Agency said.

The women's union is one of the four largest labor organizations under the ...