Japan begins loading rice for shipment to N. Korea

OSAKA, Japan - The first batch of 500,000 tons of rice is being loaded into the 16,104-ton North Korean-registered freighter Dok Chon at the port of Osaka on Jan. 18 for shipment in aid to North Korea to help alleviate food shortages there.

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