It’s rare for Kim to acknowledge a food shortage. The country is expected to be 1.35 million tons short of food this year, a think tank said.
Kim Jong-un admits to ‘tense’ food situation in North Korea
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has formally acknowledged that the country is facing food shortages. Addressing a meeting of senior leaders, Mr Kim said “the people’s food situation is now getting …
Kim Jong Un warned that North Korea is running out of food as reports say a bunch of bananas now costs $45
It’s rare for Kim to acknowledge a food shortage. The country is expected to be 1.35 million tons short of food this year, a think tank said.
Kim Jong Un admits North Korea’s food situation is dire
During a meeting with senior officials on Wednesday, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un admitted the country is experiencing food shortages, and the situation “is now getting intense.” Last year, …
‘The way to survive’: North Korea ramps up recycling amid sanctions and pandemic
With anti-pandemic border closures throttling imports of goods such as plastic from China, North Korea’s state media has described a massive focus on recycling as a way to turn its trash into treasure …
‘Even North Korea wasn’t this nuts,’ defector accuses US universities of stripping people’s ability to think critically
Yeonmi Park, North Korean defector, accused higher education institutions in the United States of stripping people’s ability to think critically.
‘Even North Korea wasn’t this nuts,’ defector accuses US universities of stripping people’s ability to think critically
Yeonmi Park, North Korean defector, accused higher education institutions in the United States of stripping people’s ability to think critically.
U.S. envoy for North Korea to visit South Korea for three-way meet: Kyodo
The newly appointed U.S. envoy for North Korea, Sung Kim, will make his first visit to neighbouring South Korea this week for a possible three-way meeting with counterparts from Seoul and Tokyo, the …
North Korea’s economic desperation
COVID-19, a once-in-a-century kind of pandemic, seems to have dealt an unprecedented blow to the North Korean economy. Even before the pandemic, North Korea’s economy was reeling under the weight of U …
Kim says North Korea’s food situation is ‘getting tense’ due to typhoons
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the country’s food situation is “getting tense” due to typhoons last year that wiped out crops, comments that underscored farm-sector sh …