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Kim Jong Un seen in public for first time since reports of ill health
The North Korean dictator is in public for the first time in weeks, an absence which had prompted speculation that he was dead.
Kim Jong Un has been seen in public for the first time since 11 April, according to North Korean state media.
KCNA reported that the North Korean dictator attended the completion of a fertiliser plant in a region north of Pyongyang, the country's capital city.
It comes after speculation that Mr Kim, who is obese and a heavy smoker, was gravely ill after surgery last month.
According to the state media's report, the 36-year-old had expressed satisfaction about the factory's production levels, cut a ribbon, and was met with "thunderous cheers of 'hurrah!'".
He was with several senior officials, including his younger sister Kim Yo Jong, who is expected to take over if her brother is suddenly unable to rule.
In comments reported by South Korean news agency Yonhap, KCNA said: "All the participants broke into thunderous cheers of 'hurrah!' extending the greatest glory to the Supreme Leader who has brought about a new change in the development of Juche-based fertiliser industry and has led the grand revolutionary advance for strengthening self-supporting economy to a victory with his outstanding leadership."
Juche is the idea of self-reliance.
It was also reported that Mr Kim was undertaking official duties in private - sending official notes to the leaders of Syria, Cuba, South Africa, and expressing thanks to workers building tourist facilities in the coastal town of Wonsan.
There were questions about his health after he missed the anniversary of the birth of Kim Il Sung on 15 April.
This is a major holiday in North Korea and he would usually visit the mausoleum where his grandfather lies in state.
Instead, he was absent for the first time since taking power in 2011.
It is not known why he has been absent from public view for so long, but he did a similar thing in 2014 - disappearing for nearly six weeks before reappearing with a cane.
South Korea said at the time that he had been recovering from the removal of a cyst from his ankle.
The North Korean dictator is in public for the first time in weeks, an absence which had prompted speculation that he was dead.
Kim Jong Un has been seen in public for the first time since 11 April, according to North Korean state media.
KCNA reported that the North Korean dictator attended the completion of a fertiliser plant in a region north of Pyongyang, the country's capital city.
It comes after speculation that Mr Kim, who is obese and a heavy smoker, was gravely ill after surgery last month.
According to the state media's report, the 36-year-old had expressed satisfaction about the factory's production levels, cut a ribbon, and was met with "thunderous cheers of 'hurrah!'".
He was with several senior officials, including his younger sister Kim Yo Jong, who is expected to take over if her brother is suddenly unable to rule.
In comments reported by South Korean news agency Yonhap, KCNA said: "All the participants broke into thunderous cheers of 'hurrah!' extending the greatest glory to the Supreme Leader who has brought about a new change in the development of Juche-based fertiliser industry and has led the grand revolutionary advance for strengthening self-supporting economy to a victory with his outstanding leadership."
Juche is the idea of self-reliance.
It was also reported that Mr Kim was undertaking official duties in private - sending official notes to the leaders of Syria, Cuba, South Africa, and expressing thanks to workers building tourist facilities in the coastal town of Wonsan.
There were questions about his health after he missed the anniversary of the birth of Kim Il Sung on 15 April.
This is a major holiday in North Korea and he would usually visit the mausoleum where his grandfather lies in state.
Instead, he was absent for the first time since taking power in 2011.
It is not known why he has been absent from public view for so long, but he did a similar thing in 2014 - disappearing for nearly six weeks before reappearing with a cane.
South Korea said at the time that he had been recovering from the removal of a cyst from his ankle.
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Apparently, the reports of his death were greatly exaggerated
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thought u meant Dr C
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"According to North Korean State media" is almost like saying "according to the BBC" (or should that be the other way about)
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Kim has been packing corona tests into envelopes and sticking them in the post
for his mate Hancock. |
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Was hoping it was Do wah Diddy
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All lies....they have shown no up-to-date video.....he is dead or in a coma....they are playing for time as the succession battle rages !
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Just seen some video :
. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlNRNsYU0IE Maybe back....but was it recorded earlier ? |
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Looks like he is struggling to stay upright....5 stone overweight....nervous and tentative.
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He'll be Johnson's special guest at one of the daily briefings next week, brought in to reinforce the message that "1 metre is the new 2 metres"
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He may have had Covid-19......but they have kept it secret.....looked as wooley as Boris.
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He's been in training for the Pyongyang Marathon. Unconfirmed reports that the WR is under threat.
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The Corbyn household ,a day of rejoicing ....
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Might be a lookalike. He looks like a wrong un.
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