Several months ago, Kim issued a rare warning that the North faced a "tense" food situation, brought about by the coronavirus pandemic and international sanctions against his nuclear weapons program
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un chairs a session of the 4th plenary meeting of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), in this photo released on December 29, 2021 (Korean Central News Agency via REUTERS)
SEOUL — Kim Jong Un has begun his second decade as North Korea’s leader with a vow to alleviate the country’s chronic food shortages, state media reported on Saturday — a problem that he inherited from his late father 10 years ago and has yet to fix.
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