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May 6, 2020 · Kim Jong Un is (apparently) alive and (presumably) well. The North Korean dictator appeared in a state-issued photo over the weekend, in which he is shown cutting the ribbon on a new...
May 2, 2020 · SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, reappeared in dramatic fashion this weekend when he was shown on North Korean media after three weeks of unexplained absence, cutting the...
May 1, 2020 · All of that led to rampant media speculation that the 36-year-old Kim was recovering from major surgery, or gravely ill, or dead, and a flurry of activity by United States intelligence to...
Apr 29, 2020 · As rumors swirl about the death or incapacitation of Kim Jong Un, the third in a line of reclusive dictators of North Korea, experts who have pored over the limited information available say...
- When Was Kim Last seen?
- Report of Heart Procedure
- Not A 'Poster Boy For Healthy Living'
- Any Comment from North Korea?
- 'I Hope He's OK,' Trump Says
- Any Comment from South Korea?
- China Sends Medical Experts
- Who Would Take Over If Something Happened to Kim?
- Other relatives
North Korea's state media last reported on Kim's whereabouts when he presided over a meeting on April 11. According to the North's official Korean Central News Agency, he discussed coronavirus prevention at the meeting and elected his sister, Kim Yo-jong, as an alternate member of the political bureau of the ruling Workers' Party. Questions about K...
Daily NK, a Seoul-based website, reported on Monday that Kim Jong-un was recovering after undergoing a cardiovascular procedure on April 12. It cited one unnamed source in North Korea. A special train possibly belonging to Kim was spotted this week at Wonsan, a North Korean resort town, according to satellite images reviewed by a Washington-based N...
Kim left for the hospital after presiding over the April 11 meeting, the report said. "I think it's entirely plausible that Kim Jong-un may have had an operation, or have had some sort of [other] health issue, because it's very unlikely for the leader of North Korea to miss Kim Il-sung's birthday on April 15," said North Korea expert Tina Park, co-...
The state-controlled media in North Korea has been silent on Kim's whereabouts, while South Korean officials reported no unusual activity in North Korea on Tuesday following the unconfirmed media reports. North Korea's state media on Wednesday said Kim sent a message thanking Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for conveying greetings on his grandfath...
On Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump downplayed earlier reports that Kim was gravely ill. "I think the report was incorrect," Trump told reporters, but he declined to say if he had been in touch with North Korean officials. Trump held unprecedented summits with Kim in 2018 and 2019 as part of a bid to persuade him to give up North Korea's nucle...
South Korean government officials, as well as a Chinese official with the Liaison Department, challenged reports suggesting that Kim was in grave danger after surgery. "We have no information to confirm regarding rumours about Chairman Kim Jong-un's health issue that have been reported by some media outlets," South Korean presidential spokesperson ...
China has dispatched a team to North Korea including medical experts to advise on Kim, according to three people familiar with the situation. Reuters was unable to immediately determine what the trip by the Chinese team signalled in terms of Kim's health. A delegation led by a senior member of the Chinese Communist Party's International Liaison Dep...
Kim is the third generation of his family to rule North Korea, and a strong personality cult has been built around him, his father and grandfather. The family's mythical "Paektu" bloodline, named after the highest peak on the Korean Peninsula, is said to give only direct family members the right to rule the nation. That makes Kim's younger sister, ...
Kim Jong-chol is the leader's older brother but has not been part of the country's leadership, instead leading a quiet life playing music, according to Thae Yong-ho, North Korea's ex-deputy ambassador in London, who defected to South Korea. He is believed to be disinterested in public life and is unlikely to emerge as a major presence, though some ...
May 5, 2020 · By Jeff McCausland. The sudden disappearance of the young North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un in April caused worldwide speculation and consternation. Before seeming to resurface in...
Apr 26, 2020 · “Kim Jong Un is alive and well. He has been staying in the Wonsan area since April 13. No suspicious movements have so far been detected.” Questions were raised about Kim’s well-being after...
