State media review: New disease outbreak rubs salt in North Korea’s wounds



State Media Review State media review: New disease outbreak rubs salt in North Korea’s wounds An in-depth analysis of drought and epidemics in a rice-producing region, blaming workers for economic issues and more Seung-Yeon Chung June 17, 2022 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON A new propaganda poster by the ruling party’s Publishing House and the U.N.-sanctioned Mansudae Art Studio exhorts agricultural workers to become “worthy farmers” \| Image: KCNA (June 14, 2022) A North Korean province already struggling with a prolonged drought and COVID-19 suffered another blow this week as an intestinal disease began to spread, state media reported this week. The combination of problems threatens to reduce crop yields and contribute to food insecurity in the DPRK, as the Workers’ Party of Korea focused in large part on agricultural issues at its latest plenum last week. Coverage of the plenum indicates that the regime is seeking to show that it is working to improve people’s welfare amid economic difficulties. The country’s official COVID-19 data Read More © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. LATEST ANALYSIS 01How China could benefit from North Korea’s troop deployment to Ukraine 02New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads 03How North Korea-Russia ties will challenge next US president, no matter who wins 04What to make of the stunning collapse in value of North Korean won 05What to know about Kim Yong Bok, the man leading North Korean troops in Russia 06If Trump: How erratic leader’s reelection could scramble North Korea policy 07North Korea’s admission of drone incursion exposes glaring gaps in air defenses 08The war in Ukraine is transforming how Europe perceives North Korean threats

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State media review: New disease outbreak rubs salt in North Korea’s wounds

An in-depth analysis of drought and epidemics in a rice-producing region, blaming workers for economic issues and more

Seung-Yeon Chung June 17, 2022

State media review: New disease outbreak rubs salt in North Korea’s wounds

A new propaganda poster by the ruling party’s Publishing House and the U.N.-sanctioned Mansudae Art Studio exhorts agricultural workers to become “worthy farmers” | Image: KCNA (June 14, 2022)

A North Korean province already struggling with a prolonged drought and COVID-19 suffered another blow this week as an intestinal disease began to spread, state media reported this week.

The combination of problems threatens to reduce crop yields and contribute to food insecurity in the DPRK, as the Workers’ Party of Korea focused in large part on agricultural issues at its latest plenum last week. Coverage of the plenum indicates that the regime is seeking to show that it is working to improve people’s welfare amid economic difficulties.

The country’s official COVID-19 data

State media review: New disease outbreak rubs salt in North Korea’s wounds

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