On Thursday, May 12, 2016, the Sejong Institute held its 3^rd Sejong Press Forum this year, welcoming reporters from various media outlets for a discussion on the subject of “North Korea’s 7^th Congress of Workers’ Party: Assessment and Predictions.” Our research fellows presented on the topical issues related to North Korea’s 7^th Workers’ Party Congress, and held a follow-up Q&A session with the reporters.

List of Presentations

“Assessing DPRK’s 7^th Congress of Workers’ Party: Ramifications of the Change in Political Elites” by Dr. Seong-chang Cheong (Director of the Department of Unification Strategy Studies)

“Analyzing DPRK’s Economic Policy After the 7^th Party Congress” by Dr. Un-Chul Yang (Vice President)

“Assessing DPRK’s 7^th Party Congress: North Korea’s Foreign Policy, Inter-Korean Policy, and Nuclear Program” by Dr. Haksoon Paik (Vice President for Training and Education Division)

“The U.S. Perspective on DPRK’s 7^th Party Congress” by Dr. Sang Hyun Lee (Vice President for Research Planning Division)

“Understanding China’s Perspective on DPRK’s 7^th Party Congress” by Dr. Jaehung Chung (Research Fellow)​