North KoreaThree weeks after the failed summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un, North Korea is showing signs of turning back into the Hermit Kingdom. This morning, North Korean officials abruptly walked out of a meeting with their South Korean counterparts in the demilitarized border zone between the two countries, announcing that they were abandoning the liaison office on "instructions from the superior authority." North Korea's Kim Jong-un smiles as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during their Vietnam summit. (Leah Millis/Reuters)In the run-up to the summit, North Korea announced that it was cutting food rations for civilians, claiming that the sanctions — and a poor harvest — have pushed the country to the brink of crisis. A recent report produced by the Seoul-based organization for North Korean defectors claims that Kim has purged 421 officials since he was named heir to his father Kim Jong Il in 2010.

Source: CBC News March 22, 2019 18:33 UTC