Thats because their copays at the counter ended up being a higher percentage of the drugs final pharmacy price.

an official at Seouls unification ministry said.The Norths official Korean Central News Agency said earlier this month that the ruling Workers Party will hold a plenary meeting of its central committee in the last third of December to discuss and decide on work plans for the New Year.

opting instead to unveil key messages via major party sessions around the turn of the year.Kim skipped such speeches in the past two years.Experts say the upcoming party event could replace North Korean leader Kim Jong-uns annual New Years Day address.

The party session also comes as the North is set to mark the 10th anniversary of Kims rise to power.At the Norths last party plenary session held in June.

We will closely monitor the event as the Norths stance on South Korea and the U.

in this photo released by the Korean Central News Agency.a strategic security expert in Beijing.

President Moon Jae-in makes a toast with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during a luncheon at Samjiyon Guesthouse in Ryanggang province.casting doubt on the future of the black markets and as well as official businesses that many North Koreans had come to rely on.

A United Nations rights investigator has warned that vulnerable populations in North Korea risk starvation if the economic and food situation is not reversed.and advanced across all sectors particularly nuclear and economic.