SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un urged government officials to make sure that the East Asian country meets its grain production goals "without fail," state media said on Thursday, amid reports that Pyongyang's food shortage is worsening.
This undated photo released by North Korea’s government on Thursday, March 2, 2023, shows leader Kim Jong Un presiding over the seventh enlarged plenary meeting of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea at its headquarters in the capital Pyongyang. KOREAN CENTRAL NEWS AGENCY/KOREA NEWS SERVICE PHOTO VIA AFP
SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un urged government officials to make sure that the East Asian country meets its grain production goals "without fail," state media said on Thursday, amid reports that Pyongyang's food shortage is worsening.