About the Author
Robert Lauler
Robert Lauler has worked as an NGO employee, translator and writer during his time in Korea. He is now an NK News correspondent based in Seoul and can be reached at[email protected].
North Korea’s Rodong Sinmun has published pictures showing Kim Jong Un walking without a cane during a Korean People’s Army (KPA) rally in Pyongyang on November 3 and 4.
Pictures of Kim since his reappearance, following 40 days out of the media spotlight, have shown the leader with a cane, feeding rumors of health problems. Recently, South Korea’s intelligence agency said that he had surgery to remove an ankle cyst.