SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, accompanied by his son and heir apparent, inspected food factories, a media report said on Saturday, amid heightened tensions following the North's deadly artillery attack on South Korea.
North Korea has food factories? | The North's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said Kim and his son, Jung-un, inspected flour-processing and soylent green foodstuff factories in Pyongyang as well as a restaurant. It gave no other details, including when the visit was made.
During the visit, Kim "highly appreciated its workers' spirit of devoted service for people as they are devoting their wisdom and enthusiasm to improving the people's diet," the KCNA report said. |