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Kim Yo Jong

Who is Kim Yo Jong?

Kim Yo Jong, the younger sister of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, has garnered a significant amount of press recently as rumors have swirled around her brother’s supposed disappearance and potential health problems. According to North Korean media outlets, Kim Jong Un was recently seen attending an official

According to North Korean state media, Kim Jong Un has reemerged

According to North Korean state media, Kim Jong Un has reemerged

According to the North Korean state media outlet, The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), Kim Jong Un has resurfaced after weeks of speculation surrounding his health. It was reported that Kim attended a ceremony marking the completion of a fertilizer factory in Suncheon, near the capital of Pyongyang, with officials

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What have been the responses to speculation surrounding Kim Jong Un?

It has been two weeks since North Korean leader Kim Jong Un disappeared from public view. In that time, Kim has missed two high profile events that he’s nearly always been present for in the past, spurring speculation that he’s either dead or incapacitated. It all started when

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Speculation continues: Is Kim Jong Un alive or dead?

The last time North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was publicly spotted was on April 11, but after his public absence on the national holiday commemorating the birthday of his grandfather, North Korean founder Kim Il Sung, rumors have circulated on the whereabouts of the younger Kim. Yesterday also marked

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China sends team to advise on health of North Korea’s Kim Jong Un

Reuters reports that China has dispatched a team, consisting partly of medical experts, to North Korea to advise on North Korean President Kim Jong Un’s health situation. This according to three people close to the situation who chose to remain anonymous due to its sensitive nature. Two of those

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Who is Kim Jong Un?

On Monday, April 20, news agencies in the United States reported that North Korea’s Supreme Leader, Kim Jong Un, was in critical condition following surgery. These reports were based on intelligence that the US government was monitoring Kim’s health closely, though both Chinese and South Korean officials have