North Korea bans foreign coverage of Seventh Party Congress
Friday, May 6, 2016 - 09:01
in Mathematics & Economics
Elizabeth ShimSEOUL, May 6 (UPI) -- Foreign media coverage of the Seventh Party Congress was banned in North Korea, after Pyongyang had invited 130 reporters to the country to showcase the event.
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