Communist Vietnam will give 5,000 tons of rice to flood-hit North Korea, official media reported Monday during a visit by Pyongyang's ceremonial head of state.
The pledge came as North Korea's Kim Yong-Nam met senior Vietnamese officials on a two-day trip aimed at strengthening diplomatic ties and expanding economic cooperation, state-run Voice of Vietnam radio reported.
Floods in North Korea have killed 169 people, left 400 others missing and washed away, and inundated tens of thousands of hectares of cropland since late June, the country's official news agency reported on Saturday.
The disaster represents a challenge for the country's new leader Kim Jong-Un, leading a nation that has grappled with severe food shortages since a famine in the 1990s killed hundreds of thousands.
UN agencies estimated previously that three million people in North Korea would need food aid this year even before the latest floods.
Kim Yong-Nam, North Korea's parliamentary chief, acts as ceremonial head of state because late leader Kim Il-Sung has been declared the "eternal president".
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/vietnam-donates-rice-nkorea-state-media-231251682.html
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