Strong arms: North Korea’s pandemic era weapons program
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The Economist
4.3 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 1 August 2023
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
The country is not new to seclusion, but under the aegis of the pandemic, Kim Jong Un tightened borders even more. His regime has enjoyed the extra control, but are things finally opening up? The world’s biggest rice exporter is banning rice exports and the developing world is going to feel the heat (10:13). And, a new approach to dairy – without cows (14:39).
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, I'm currently out of office. |
| 0:04.4 | An article I read recently said we're more relaxed and more productive after a good break. |
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| 1:06.0 | Hello and welcome to the intelligence from the economist. |
| 1:09.5 | I'm Oro Ogunbe. |
| 1:11.4 | And I'm Jason Palmer. |
| 1:12.9 | Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 1:20.2 | India has banned the export of some of its enormous supplies of white rice, |
| 1:25.2 | and this will hit poor countries harder. |
| 1:29.1 | As climate change threatens harvests the world over, expect other countries to rain in their grains in much the same way. |
| 1:36.9 | And it's pretty easy to get your hands on milk that didn't involve a cow, but consider |
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