NORTH KOREA LEADER KIM JONG-UN 'APPEARS IN PUBLIC' (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

by STANews , Tuesday, October 14, 2014, 11:14

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has made his first public appearance since 3 September, the country's official news agency says.

The KCNA agency said on Tuesday that Mr Kim "gave field guidance" at a newly built scientists' residential district.

Rodong Sinmun daily newspaper carried several photographs of Mr Kim using a walking stick as he inspected the site.

How North Korean TV reported Mr Kim's public appearance

The absence of the 32-year-old leader had prompted a flurry of speculation about his health.

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