The projects Kim Jong-un is spending money on while his people starve
Kim Jong-un's lavish spending as ordinary North Koreans struggle
Living conditions are dismal for many ordinary people in North Korea, which has been run by an authoritarian, communist regime since 1948. Around 70% of the population do not have enough to eat and many rely on global food aid.
In his New Year's speech, Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un acknowledged food shortages in the country and pledged his intention to solve the problem – a plan that flies in the face of his previous spending habits.
Over the years, Kim Jong-un has spent huge amounts of money on a weapons programme and many vanity projects, aimed more at shoring up support or showing off than meeting his people’s needs.
Following the country's recent missile tests, and retaliatory sanctions imposed by the Biden administration, read on through the eye-catching ways Kim Jong-un spends his regime’s money. All dollar amounts in US dollars.
Reference: lovemoney staff