North Korean leader Kim Jong Un returned to state media this week after a nine-day absence, guiding a politubro meeting following his last public appearance at Liberation Day events. The meeting focused on the domestic economy and little else was disclosed about what was discussed.

The DPRK again left several major developments unreported. State media has still not reported on the series of missile launches in recent weeks nor has it said anything about the effects of heavy rains. Downpours were prevalent again this week but domestic outlets made no mention of any damage from these or