North Korea's Kim to bolster front-line defenses against 'arch enemy'

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The plans come at a low point in relations with South Korea and with Pyongyang unresponsive to Seoul's repeated offers for dialogue.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets with participants in the 9th Congress of the General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea in front of the People's Palace of Culture in Pyongyang on May 14. | KCNA / KNS / via AFP-JIJI

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