Kim Jong Un appears at clothing expo after latest internet rumors on death
- On Monday, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un toured the 2026 National Garment and Footwear Exhibition accompanied by his wife Sol-ju and daughter Ju-ae, according to state media.
- Kim expressed satisfaction that products showed "rapid and substantial" development, reflecting the Party's policy aimed at eliminating regional disparities and improving living conditions nationwide.
- The exhibition displayed more than 70,700 items of clothing across over 30 types and more than 170,000 pairs of shoes in over 60 kinds, produced at factories under Kim's regional development initiative.
- State media published photos Tuesday countering unfounded claims that Kim had died or fallen into a coma in Beijing, as the rumors lacked any credible evidence.
- Unfounded health rumors spread on social media starting Sunday when anti-Chinese Communist Party profiles claimed without evidence that Kim had died or been hospitalized, reaching tabloids before official confirmation.
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The North Korean media published photographs of Democratic People's Republic of Korea's leader Kim Jong-un from recent events against the background of his ill health. "The Secretary-General of the RPC, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's President of State, the distinguished comrade Kim Jong-eun, visited an exhibition of clothing and shoes in the light industry on 19 October," CTAC reports and publishes photographs in which Kim Jong-eun…
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