Asia News: Seoul: North Koreans risk starvation. Pyongyang admits: monetary policies wrong
In 2009 there was a 200 thousand ton decline in the production of wheat. To feed the entire population 5.4 million tonnes needed, but in 2009 the harvest has failed to exceed 4.1 million. The regime confirms that the growth in inflation was caused by currency appreciation, and apologizes to North Koreans.