The North Korean government plans to take tighter control of its agricultural sector in order to overcome an ongoing food shortage, according to state media.
Missiles are driven past the stand with Kim Jong Un and other high-ranking officials during a military parade marking birthday of North Korea's deceased founding father, Kim Il Sung, in Pyongyang.
Kim's initiative is the latest move in the nation's apparent campaign to establish a more planned economy in the style of his late father and grandfather. The hermit kingdom has sharpened its international aggression with an ongoing nuclear program that has raised concerns from theA test launch of a Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile at Pyongyang International Airport in Pyongyang, North Korea Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. called North Korea"our enemy" for the first time in six years in its biennial defense document published in February.
The country's description of its rival in defense papers typically reflects the relationship between the two. During past times of animosity, South Korea referred to its neighbor as the"main enemy,""present enemy" or"enemy." When relations were on better terms, such references were not made.Timothy Nerozzi is a writer for Fox News Digital. You can follow him on Twitter @timothynerozzi and can email him at timothy.nerozzi@fox.
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