DPRK Reports Kim Jong Un Made First Public Appearance in Three Weeks

The state-run media of North Korea announced a public event with the participation of the country's leader Kim Jong Un for the first time since April 11. There is no evidence of this information from independent sources. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reappeared in public for the first time in three weeks. North Korean state agency KCNA announced on Saturday, May 1, that he participated in an event at a fertilizer plant. State-run newspaper Rodong Sinmun has published photos of Kim allegedly taken during this visit. There is no evidence of this information from other independent sources. For the last time, the DPRK press wrote about the public appearance of Kim Jong Un on April 11. Since then, he unexpectedly missed the traditional birthday ceremony of his grandfather, the founder of North Korea, Kim Il Sung, on April 15th. In this regard, rumors about the state of health of the North Korean leader ran in the international media. Different versions of Kim Jong Un's possible absence in public were called - a serious illness, heart surgery and even death.