Even though North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un purportedly popped up at a fertilizer plant on Friday, speculation had been swirling for days about his health and the stability of the notoriously …
The art of re-emergence: North Korea leader Kim appears after long gap
When North Korea broke a three-week silence on leader Kim Jong Un’s public activity on Saturday, it offered no clue where he has been during a period of intense global speculation about his health and …
Video of North Korea’s Kim opening fertilizer factory quashes rumors
Kim was seen walking, standing, joking and smoking in extensive footage of his visit. His three-week absence from the public eye appears to have been linked to coronavirus.
After rumours about health, North Korea state media report Kim Jong Un appearance
After weeks of intense speculation about the health of Kim Jong Un, state news agency KCNA said on Saturday the North Korean leader attended the completion of a fertilizer plant north of Pyongyang, …
Kim Jong-un and the brutal North Korea rumour mill
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has appeared at a fertiliser factory, looking remarkably cheerful for a man killed off by rumour and some of the world’s media last week. These will be carefully staged …
Kim Jong-un reappears in North Korea after weeks of speculation – reports
North Korean state media has released pictures purportedly showing the leader attending the opening of a fertiliser factory …
KCNA reports North Korea leader Kim Jong Un resuming public activity
North Korea’s state news agency KCNA said on Saturday leader Kim Jong Un attended the completion of a fertilizer plant in a region north of the capital, Pyongyang, in the first report of his public …
Trump has no comment on report North Korea’s Kim made public appearance
U.S. President Donald Trump declined on Friday to comment on a report by North Korea’s state news agency that the country’s leader Kim Jong Un had made his first public appearance since April 11.
North Korea state-run media says Kim Jong Un attended factory opening
A North Korean news agency announced on Saturday that Kim Jong Un attended a factory opening, which would be his first public appearance in 20 days amid worldwide rumors that he was gravely ill.
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