This file photo taken on Feb. 16, 2019, shows Korean People's Army soldiers paying their respects before the statues of late North Korean leaders Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang. North Korea is expected to face a food shortage of about 1.35 million tons this year affected by last summer's typhoons, flooding and a lack of farming materials amid the global pandemic, a state-run think tank said June 3. AFP-Yonhap |