Personnel
Kim Yo-jong promoted to Workers' Party department head
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Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, has been promoted to department head at the ruling Workers' Party of Korea during the ongoing party congress. According to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), she was previously a vice department director and was reelected as an alternate member of the central committee's political bureau. Seoul's unification ministry is closely watching whether her new role involves handling relations with South Korea or external strategies.
Wolfgang Carl has taken up the role of new brewmaster at Spendrups brewery in Grängesberg. He succeeds Joachim Fleuchaus, who is retiring after many years in the position. Carl brings an international background.
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Parliamentary Commissioner for the Armed Forces Henning Otte has criticized shortcomings in the Bundeswehr's personnel structure in his first annual report and warned of overstretching the troops. He points to a disproportionate number of officers relative to enlisted soldiers and a low proportion of women. Otte calls for growth in the forces and advises reassessing deployments in the Middle East.