 Outside of Africa, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for measures to tackle the tense food situation caused by the coronavirus pandemic and last year's typhoons. Kim said this on Wednesday when he chaired a plenary meeting of the ruling workers party's central committee to discuss major policies and craft measures to resolve economic issues. He said the overall economy had improved in the fourth half of the year, but that there was tight food supplies. The party also vowed to direct all efforts to farm in Dessier and discuss ways to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.