The congress was opened on 6 May 2016 at the April 25 House of Culture in Pyongyang,[4] in the presence of 3,467 voting delegates.[5] Unlike the last congress, there were no major foreign delegations,[6] but 128 foreign journalists from 12 countries were allowed to cover the event. Reporters were kept outside of the venue, and a recording of the opening event was only televised later in the evening.[7]