Flood stricken North Korea is being offered from the South’s Red Cross, in the form of 5000 tons of rice and 10 000 tons of cement, as well as 3 000 000 instant noodle packs (mmm..). This is the first time the South has extended any type of aid towards its neighbour since President Lee Myung-Bak took office in 2008. Lee has taken a hard stance against North Korea as one of his administration’s policies, and this has arguably lead to increased (but now thawing) tensions on the peninsula.
Source: The Chosun Ilbo
