Two Koreas Agree On Food Shipments
Red Cross officials from rival North and South Korea overcame politics by agreeing Monday to send 50,000 tons of food to the hunger-stricken North by August.
The food, mostly corn, amounts to a six-month supply for 600,000 people - more than four times the number of North Koreans currently receiving Red Cross aid, the agency said.
About one-third of the promised aid - 15,000 tons - already is being shipped by train from China, Red Cross spokesman Johan Schaar said.