North Korea imports most of its fertilizer, so not being able to get that is really disastrous for its agriculture. What they really need is an exit strategy - in the short term, that probably just means trying to get more trade moving across the border. But any reform that's going to provide enough food for North Koreans to properly fade themselves is unlikely to happen quickly.
On his visit to Beijing Emmanuel Macron, France’s president, has much to balance: his peacemaking ways, a more hawkish travel partner and the commercial interests of his delegation of business leaders. What will result? We ask what is being done to avoid a looming famine in North Korea. And why baseball is getting speedier and more action-packed this season.
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