North Korea paper calls outside aid 'poisoned candy', urges self-reliance

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North Korea's official newspaper said on Wednesday that relying on external aid to cope with food shortages would be equal to taking "poisoned candy", urging economic self-reliance despite deepening hardships amid sanctions and coronavirus lockdowns.

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The Guardian

‘Poisoned candy’: North Korean state media shuns food aid despite hunger crisis

South Korea warns that death from starvation appears to be rising in many of the North’s provinces

4 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

North Korea paper calls outside aid 'poisoned candy', urges self-reliance

4 months ago·United Kingdom

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Channel News Asia

North Korea paper calls outside aid 'poisoned candy', urges self-reliance

SEOUL: North Korea's official newspaper said on Wednesday (Feb 22) that relying on external aid to cope with food shortages would be equal to taking "poisoned candy", urging economic self-reliance despite deepening hardships amid sanctions and coronavirus lockdowns. The isolated country has suffered food s

4 months ago·Singapore

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WION

Even as the nation reels from hunger, North Korean state paper calls outside aid 'poisoned candy'

On Wednesday, North Korea's official newspaper said that relying on external aid to cope with food shortages equals taking "poisoned candy". Amid deepening hardships stemming from international sanctions and supply shortages thanks to coronavirus restrictions, ruling Workers' Party paper Rodong Sinmun urged for a model of self-reliance. In recent years, Pyongyang has suffered from a food shortage.

4 months ago·Noida, India

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Sky News UK

North Korean state media urges rejection of 'poisoned candy' foreign aid despite food shortages

The editorial, in the ruling Workers' Party newspaper Rodong Sinmun, comes amid warnings of a critical food shortage in the isolated nation, which in recent years has suffered from extreme weather, international sanctions and the impacts of COVID-19.

4 months ago·United Kingdom

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