N Korea at crossroads

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YOSUKE ONCHI, Nikkei staff writer
February 13, 2021 04:27 JST

SEOUL -- Shelves are empty, sugar prices have soared and companies have ceased to operate. That was the sobering picture of life in North Korea painted by the Russian ambassador to Pyongyang this week in an interview with Russian media.

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