Overview

• China’s Foreign Ministry said Premier Li Qiang will lead a party and government delegation to North Korea from Thursday to Saturday for Workers’ Party commemorations.
• Vietnam’s government confirmed Communist Party chief To Lam will make a three-day visit starting Oct. 9 at Kim Jong Un’s invitation, the first by a Vietnamese leader in about 18 years.
• North Korea’s KCNA reported that former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev, now deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, will attend this week’s events.
• KCNA previously said Laos President Thongloun Sisoulith would also take part, according to the Associated Press.
• South Korea’s military assesses that North Korea is likely to stage a large, possibly nighttime, military parade on Oct. 10 involving tens of thousands of personnel.