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North Korea has brought in more than 100 journalists f-rom around the world to make sure that the 7th Congress of its ruling Workers' Party gets global attention.

North Korea is having its first party congress in 36 years.

On the first day of North Korea's biggest political gathering in 36 years on Friday

North Korea on Friday opened the first full congress of its ruling party since 1980

China and Russia urged the United States on Friday not to install a new anti-missile system in South Korea, after Washington said it was in talks with Seoul in the wake of nuclear arms and missile tests by North Korea.

North Korea attempted unsuccessfully to launch two suspected powerful intermediate-range missiles on Thursday, South Korean defense officials said, bringing the number of apparent failures in recent weeks to three.

The United States warned on Tuesday it would consider "other" options, which could include new sanctions or security steps, if North Korea continued nuclear and ballistic missile testing.

North Korea fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile on Saturday off its east coast, South Korea said, amid concerns that the isolated state might conduct a nuclear test or a missile launch ahead of a ruling party meeting in May.