THE VITAL NEED TO SURVIVE MADE FOR THE EVOLUTION OF BUSINESS AND FOOD TRENDS.

In the late 1990s, the North Korean state-run economy collapsed, largely due to the fall of the Soviet Union, which had long provided the country with aid and support. As wages for workers fell and food became scarce, up to 10% of the North Korean population died of hunger between 1994 and 1998, and the state offered little to no help. In response, the North Korean people were resourceful, risking their lives to build cross-national connections and let resources flow into the country.