North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been reported dead.

The Korean Central News Agency report confirms that Kim Jong Un is alive and on 1 May 2020, he had appeared publicly after 20 days of absence.

The Korean Central News Agency report confirms that Kim Jong Un is alive and on 1 May 2020, he had appeared publicly after 20 days of absence.Debasing rumours of Kim Jong-Uns death, North Korea's official spokesman confirmed that the Supreme Leader attended a ceremony marking the completion of Sunchon Phosphatic Fertilizer Factory in Sunchon on 1 May 2020. The state media also released several photos of Kim at the factory. The Yonhap report said that there were no apparent signs of illness as he participated in the function along with his party members.

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