As North Korea may be on the brink of a food catastrophe, the country has begun rationing food to soldiers for the first time in more than two decades, officials say.
unification ministry, which oversees relations with their northern neighbors, said North Korea’s food situation"seems to have deteriorated."
The ministry noted a Feb. 6 report from North Korea’s state news agency KCNA about plans for an"urgent" ruling party meeting on agriculture. Such special meetings are rare, according to the South’s ministry. While the report could not be 100% confirmed, South Korea’s unification ministry said it and other agencies were monitoring the situation.
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