North Korean leader Kim Jong Un missed a major state event recently, but stories suggesting he might be in 'grave danger' after heart surgery don't look right to South Korean officials.
Kim Jong Un, seen during a meeting with President Trump last July in the Demilitarized Zone that separates the two Koreas, has been the subject of health speculation in recent days.Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images
Kim Jong Un, seen during a meeting with President Trump last July in the Demilitarized Zone that separates the two Koreas, has been the subject of health speculation in recent days.That's the difficult question behind a flurry of recent international headlines, which have raised the possibility that the North Korean leader's health is in jeopardy after he missed a major state event.
"No unusual signs have been identified inside North Korea," said Kang Min-seok, spokesperson for South Korean President Moon Jae-in."There is nothing we can confirm with regard to Chairman Kim's alleged health problem." The statement came Tuesday, after a couple of media outlets stoked concerns that Kim had suffered a poor, perhaps even life-threatening turn in recent days.
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