SEOUL: The food crisis in North Korea appears to have deteriorated, South Korea said on Wednesday (Feb 15), after the Dong-A Ilbo newspaper reported that North Korea has cut rations to its soldiers for the first time in more than two decades. North Korea has effectively acknowledged serious food short
SEOUL: The food crisis in North Korea appears to have deteriorated, South Korea said on Wednesday , after the Dong-A Ilbo newspaper reported that North Korea has cut rations to its soldiers for the first time in more than two decades.
"Its food situation seems to have deteriorated," the ministry, which handles relations with North Korea, said in a statement. The isolated country is under strict international sanctions over its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programmes and in recent years, its limited border trade was virtually choked off by self-imposed lockdowns aimed at preventing COVID-19.
The unification ministry said it could not confirm details of the media report but it was monitoring the situation, along other national agencies.
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