Local governments in North Korea are scrambling to make candies for a nationwide celebration of Kim Jong un's birthday in January.In preparation for the leader's celebrations, the government is forcing hungry citizens to pay for it.At a time when the country is struggling with food shortages, said to be almost as bad as the 1990s famine, the nationwide baking project has made a huge dent in flour and sugar supplies, doubling prices and funneling money away from people who need it to buy food.A resident of Unsan, South Pyongan province, said: "Since yesterday, the price of one kilogram of flour has jumped from 12,000 won (U.K. £1.80) to 30,000 won (£4.50)."The price of sugar has also jumped from 13,000 won to 25,000 won."It's all because the.
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