North Korea’s ruling party turns 80 this week and all signs point to a major Kim Jong Un celebration

North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un is rolling out the red carpet this week for a host of foreign dignitaries, and all signs suggest he’ll be showing off his country’s latest military hardware in a pomp-filled parade.

North Korea has kept celebratory plans for the 80th anniversary of the Workers’ Party of Korea on Friday tightly under wraps – much like the secretive and isolated state has done in the past with significant dates.

But there have been signs that Kim has spent months preparing for a major parade in the capital Pyongyang, potentially at night and involving tens of thousands of people, according to the South Korean military.

Huge displays of carefully choreographed propaganda involving massive crowds and meticulously rehearsed performances have long been a hallmark of the North