North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has admitted his country is facing food shortages that he blamed on last year's typhoon and floods
Seoul North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has admitted his country is facing food shortages that he blamed on last year's typhoon and floods, just months after he warned North Koreans about a looming potential crisis.
Kim told the plenary meeting of the Workers' Party of Korea the nation was experiencing a"tense food situation," Korean Central News Agency reported on Wednesday.The secretive country has cut itself off from the rest of the world even more during the pandemic. Speaking on Tuesday, Kim said the conditions and environment that North Korea was facing"have become worse upon entering this year," even though its economy has, on the whole, shown improvement.
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