Kim Jong Un reappears in state media following 21-day absence

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Kim Jong Un reappears in state media following 21-day absence

North Korean leader's disappearance from public sparked a storm of international media speculation about his health

Chad O'Carroll | Oliver Hotham May 1, 2020

Kim Jong Un reappears in state media following 21-day absence

KCNA

Update at 1415 KST and 20:50 EST: this article has been updated to include a comment from South Korea's unification ministry and a response from U.S. President Donald Trump.

Kim Jong Un was on Saturday reported to have attended a ribbon cutting event at the Sunchon Phosphatic Fertilizer Factory, in the North Korean leader's first public appearance in state media in 21 days.

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Chad O'Carroll is the founder of NK News/NK Pro and related holding company Korea Risk Group. In addition to being the group's CEO, O'Carroll is a frequent writer and commentator about the Koreas, having written about the two nations since 2010. He has visited the DPRK multiple times, worked and lived in Washington, D.C. with a focus on peninsula issues, and lived in the ROK since 2016.

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