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Left, Kang Dong-wan collects trash from North Korea. (Photo courtesy of Kang Dong-wan) Right, a North Korean soldier stands in front of a pile of garbage near Sinuiju in 2009. © Reuters

YOSUKE ONCHI, Nikkei Seoul bureau chief

January 10, 2023 14:40 JST

SEOUL -- North Korean media recently described 2022 as the worst year for the country, as it battled international economic sanctions and waves of COVID-19 infections.

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