North Korea snaps up Chinese soy as COVID-19 exacerbates food shortage fears


Source: koreatimes.co.kr koreatimes.co.kr

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The North's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported June 18 that medical supplies and other goods prepared by party central committee officials and their family members were delivered on June 17 to a region in South Hwanghae Province that has seen an infectious disease outbreak. KCNA-Yonhap China's exports to North Korea slumped by 85.2 percent in May from April By Ji Siqi, Kim Bo-eun SHENYANG, HONG KONG ― North Korea bought a large volume of soybeans from China in May even though overall imports from its neighbor slumped more than 80 percent from the previous month, trade data from Beijing...