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North Korea state media releases photos of Kim Jong-un after weeks of speculation about his health - ABC News
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North Korean state media released this image they say is of leader Kim Jong-un at the fertiliser plant.
North Korean state media released this image they say is of leader Kim Jong-un at the fertiliser plant.(KCNA Via REUTERS)
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has made his first reported public appearance in weeks at the opening of a fertiliser plant near Pyongyang, state news agency KCNA said.

Reuters could not independently verify the KCNA report.

Key points:
There has been speculation about Kim Jong-un's health since April 15
The report said Mr Kim was accompanied at the ceremony by his younger sister
US President Donald Trump declined to comment on the KCNA report
KCNA reported Mr Kim cut a ribbon at the ceremony and those attending the event "burst into thunderous cheers of 'hurrah!' for the Supreme Leader who is commanding the all-people general march for accomplishing the great cause of prosperity".

Mr Kim was seen in photographs smiling and talking to aides at the ribbon-cutting ceremony and also touring the plant. The authenticity of the photos, published on the website of the official Rodong Sinmun newspaper, could not be verified.

He expressed satisfaction about the production system of the fertiliser factory, saying the plant made significant contribution for the progress of the country's chemical industry and food production, KCNA said.

The report said Mr Kim was accompanied by several senior North Korean officials.

They included his younger sister Kim Yo-jong, who many analysts predict will take over if her brother is unable to rule.

US President Donald Trump declined to comment on the KCNA report.

"I'd rather not comment on it yet," Mr Trump told reporters at the White House.

"We'll have something to say about it at the appropriate time."

The two leaders have held three summits on efforts to persuade North Korea to denuclearise.

While Mr Trump and Mr Kim have appeared to get along well, no agreement has been achieved.

Speculation over Kim's health
There has been speculation about his health after he missed the birth anniversary celebrations of state founder Kim Il-sung on April 15, for the first time since taking power in 2011.

The day is a major holiday in North Korea and Mr Kim as leader usually pays a visit to the mausoleum where his grandfather lies in state.

The opening of the plant marks Mr Kim's first public appearance since April 11, when he presided over a ruling Workers' Party meeting to discuss the coronavirus and reappoint his sister as an alternate member of the powerful decision-making political bureau of the party's central committee.

Kim Jong-un smiles as he sits at a long table while others applaud him.
Kim Jong-un was accompanied by sister Kim Yo-jong at the fertiliser plant opening, according to state media.(KCNA Via Reuters)
That move confirmed her substantial role in the government.

South Korea's government has a mixed record of tracking Pyongyang's ruling elite.

It repeatedly downplayed speculation that Mr Kim was in poor health following surgery.

The office of President Moon Jae-in said it detected no unusual signs in North Korea or any emergency reaction by the country's ruling party, military and cabinet.

It said it believed Mr Kim was still managing state affairs but staying at an unspecified location outside Pyongyang.

It was not immediately clear what caused Mr Kim's absence in past weeks.

In 2014, he vanished from the public eye for nearly six weeks and then reappeared with a cane.

South Korea's spy agency said he had a cyst removed from his ankle.


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He looks healthy! :biggrin:

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Kim jongen alive....

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 and timed photos, but what can we learn about the North Korea rumour mill from this and past episodes?

TMZ - among others - had him for dead; Chinese social media whispered that his doctors were too scared to operate and so he died before a Chinese medical team arrived - an apparent cautionary tale of being a casualty of your own fearsome power.

This is not the first time the North Korean leader has disappeared from public view. In February, he was absent for almost three weeks without wild speculation. In 2014, he was absent for 40 days - then the rumours went that he had been ousted in a political coup.

He turned up with a walking stick. It was not a coup, but perhaps gout.

South Korean intelligence later reported that he had undergone surgery on his ankle. Obviously none of this was confirmed by the North. They just kept pumping out the jocular photo opportunities from inspections and other public events seemingly untouched by rampant rumours - just as they have done today.

So what was it about this absence that allowed him to die in speculation?

There were three phases to the escalation. First, he missed a key anniversary on 15 April, the day of the sun, and incredibly important commemoration of the birthday of his grandfather, North Korea's founder Kim Il-sung. Kim Jong-un is known to model himself on his grandfather's image, so missing this was reasonably seen as a sign that something was amiss.

Then a well-regarded defector website, Daily NK, which is funded by a US think tank, but which clearly also provides credible reports through its network, published a single-sourced story that he had undergone some sort of heart procedure and was recovering.
 
Images released show puncture mark on wrist of North Korean dictator
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Clue about ill health hidden in photos of Kim Jong-un’s first public appearance in 20 days
May 3, 2020 2:02pm
The North Korean leader's absence is raising eyebrows around the world. Who would be next in line for the top job?
Mark Hodgenews.com.au
Images of Kim Jong-un’s first public appearance since speculation of his ill health emerged show the North Korean dictator with a distinct puncture mark on his wrist.
State media broadcast vision yesterday of Kim, 36, touring a newly completed fertiliser plant some 20 days after he vanished, sparking rumours that he was either dead or incapacitated.

Footage of Kim's visit to the factory in Suncheon appears to show a small wound on his right wrist – a mark which was not present on his previous public appearance on April 11.

According to NK News, a US-funded outlet known for its reliable insight into the rogue state, medical experts have assessed the clip and believe the puncture wound is related to a “cardiovascular procedure”.

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This picture taken on May 1, 2020 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows Kim Jong-un in his first public appearance in 20 days. Source: AFP
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The puncture mark on Kim Jong-un's wrist. Source: Supplied
“It looks like a right radial artery puncture … often used for access to the coronary arteries for stent placement,” an American-trained medical professional told NK News, adding it appeared to be “about a week old.”

“It is hard to tell from the foreshortening of the photograph, but it seems a bit medial. It is not an IV (intravenous), which wouldn’t leave such a mark.”

A South Korea surgeon also told NK News that the mark on Kim’s arm “looks more plausible to be a procedure or check-up mark from a procedure on a heart-related issue.”

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un cuts a tape during his visit to a fertiliser factory in South Pyongan, near Pyongyang. Source: AP
Kim, who is known to struggle with his weight, was also seen riding an electric cart around the factory – a vehicle he did need while visiting the site in January, it has been reported.

In fact, the despot used a similar cart in 2014 when he re-emerged using a walking stick after vanishing for 40 days following reported ankle or leg surgery.

Yesterday, he appeared alongside his sister Kim Yo-jong, who had been tipped to succeed him, at the fertiliser plant, the pictures show.

Concern over his health began when he failed to appear at an important celebration on April 15, to mark the birthday of Kim Il-sung, his grandfather and the founder of the country.

US President Donald Trump has shared his relief about North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s public appearance. Picture: AFP Source: AFP
Continuing the rumours, a Chinese journalist Shijian Xingzou said a “very solid source” told her the North Korean leader had died.

Separately, a Japanese media outlet claimed Kim was in a “vegetative state” after undergoing heart surgery.

Last week, China reportedly sent medical experts to North Korea to check on the leader's health.

People watch a television broadcast reporting an image of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during a news program in Seoul, South Korea. Picture: Getty Images Source: Getty Images
This week, US President Donald Trump suggested he knew what had happened to Kim, hinting he was unwell as he said he hoped "everything will be fine".

“Kim Jong-un? I can’t tell you exactly,” Mr Trump told reporters at the White House. “Yes, I do have a very good idea, but I can’t talk about it now. I just wish him well.”

Following the release of the vision yesterday, the president took to Twitter to share his relief.

"I, for one, am glad to see he is back, and well!" Mr Trump wrote.

– with Peter Aitken from Fox News

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North and South Korea exchange gunfire across border at guard post
Posted 12 hours ago, updated9 hours ago
Three North Korean Soldiers stand in front of a building at the demilitarised zone looking towards a South Korean soldier
The Koreas' demilitarised zone is the world's most heavily fortified border.(AP: Lee Jin-Man, File Photo)
North and South Korea have exchanged gunfire at their border, raising tensions a day after North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ended an almost three-week absence from public life.
Key points:
  • The Koreas are split along a 248-kilometre-long, 4-kilometre-wide border
  • South Korea says there are no casualties from the exchange
  • The last time there was gunfire along the border was in 2017
Multiple gunshots were fired from North Korea towards a guard post in South Korea at 7:41am (local time), the South's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement.
South Korea responded by firing two shots towards North Korea.
No injuries were reported.
After weeks of intense speculation about Mr Kim's health and whereabouts, the country's official media published photographs and a report on Saturday that the leader had attended the completion of a fertiliser plant, the first report of his appearance since April 11.
The North's official Korean Central News Agency reported that Mr Kim attended the ceremony on Friday in Sunchon with other senior officials, including his sister Kim Yo-jong, who many analysts predicted would take over if her brother was suddenly unable to rule.
The official Rodong Sinmun newspaper published several photos of Mr Kim wearing black and smiling as he looked around the factory and cut a red ribbon, his sister looking from behind.
In one of the photos, Mr Kim is seen in front of a banner bearing a May 1 date.
Mr Kim had not been seen in public since presiding over a meeting about coronavirus.
Speculation about his health intensified after he missed an April 15 event commemorating the birthday of his grandfather, state founder Kim Il-sung, something he had not done since inheriting power from his father Kim Jong-il in late 2011.
A stocky Asian man in a dark traditional suit cuts a red ribbon, watched by two men and one woman
North Korean state media released this image they say is of leader Kim Jong-un at the fertiliser plant.(KCNA Via REUTERS)
Choi Kang, vice-president of the Asian Institute for Policy Studies, said the timing of the provocation showed Mr Kim was still in charge of the North Korean military.
"Rather than going all the way by firing missiles and supervising a missile launch, Kim could be reminding us, 'yes, I'm healthy and I'm still in power'."
Ewha University international affairs professor Leif-Eric Easley in Seoul said the shooting incident could be aimed at boosting morale in the North Korean military.
"South Korea and the United States should not take lightly such North Korean violations of existing military agreements."
The Koreas are split along a 248-kilometre-long, 4-kilometre-wide border called the demilitarised zone (DMZ) that was originally created as a buffer.
Unlike its name, the DMZ is the world's most heavily fortified border.
An estimated 2 million mines are peppered inside and near the DMZ, which is also guarded by barbed-wire fences, tank traps and combat troops on both sides.
In late 2018, the two Koreas began destroying some of their front-line guard posts and removing mines from the DMZ as part of steps to reduce tensions.
However the efforts stalled amid a deadlock in nuclear negotiations between Mr Kim and US President Donald Trump meant to convince North Korea to give up its arsenal in exchange for lifting economic sanctions.
The last time there was gunfire along the border was in 2017, when North Korea sprayed bullets at a soldier fleeing to South Korea.
Wires
 
Grretings from North Korea

Greetings from North Korea
Bart van Leeuwen
North Korea leader Kim Jong-un appeared in public for first time in 20 days. Earlier reports stated that Kim reportedly
received a cardiovascular procedure because of "excessive smoking, obesity, and overwork.”
 
it is said the pui kim might be fake one. haha...
sextremely difficult to find an obese young person other than jong uno himself in nk, and an obese doppelgänger at that. probability of finding a perfect double in nk is 0.0000069%. and he must has that unique boyish smile and serious look going back and forth.
 
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