While the international community steps up pressure on North Korea in trying to curb its nuclear and missile programs, China sharply increased agricultural exports to the North in recent months, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.Chinese corn exports to North Korea jumped a hundredfold in July and August to a total of 34,964 tons from year-earlier levels, the newspaper said, citing figures from Beijing's General Administration of Customs.Similarly, rice exports surged 79 percent in the same period to 17,875 tons and wheat flour exports climbed elevenfold to 8,383 tons, it said.In res…READ FULL ARTICLE
