'Poisoned candy': North Korean state media urges rejection of foreign aid despite food shortages
North Korea's official newspaper has said the country should reject foreign aid - likening it to"poisoned candy" - despite deepening hardships and reported food shortages.
The ruling Workers' Party paper, Rodong Sinmun, warned against receiving economic help from"imperialists" who use aid as a"trap to plunder and subjugate". "It is a mistake to try to boost the economy by accepting and eating this poisoned candy," the paper said. It comes after warnings of a critical food shortage in the isolated nation, which in recent years has suffered from floods and typhoons and international sanctions aimed at curbing its nuclear and missile programmes.
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