North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for ways to be found to improve economic development after saying that a failure to provide people with basic living necessities including food is a "serious political issue", state media reported on Thursd
While North Korean Supremo Kim Jong-un recently basked the afterglow of his visit to Russia, the impact of sanctions on North Korea's economy has become increasingly evident. The regime, seeking closer ties with China and Russia amid rising tensions on the Korean peninsula, is compelled to close embassies and consulates in response to years of UN-led sanctions.
Factories and offices across North Korea have been installing CCTV cameras to keep a check on attendance of employee and their movement within the premise
From printing coupons as replacement cash to breeding ornamental black swans to eat, North Korea is being forced to innovate to handle economic woes and food shortages as anti-pandemic border lockdowns drag on, reports suggest.