N. Korea's Kim seeks to level up 'huge' gaps in living standards
The North has periodically been hit by famine, with hundreds of thousands of people dying -- estimates range into the millions -- in the mid-1990s.
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North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un signing an order of the chairman of the committee during 19th Politburo Enlargement Meeting of the Eighth Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea. (AFP)
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for "levelling up" the living standards of rural areas, saying a failure to provide necessities, including food, was a