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| Kim Jong-un: North Korea leader 'appears in public' | Kim Jong-un: North Korea leader 'appears in public' |
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| North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has made his first public appearance since 3 September, the state news agency says. | North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has made his first public appearance since 3 September, the state news agency says. |
| The official KCNA agency said Mr Kim "gave field guidance'' on Tuesday at a newly built scientists' residential district. | |
| The absence of the 32-year-old leader has prompted a flurry of speculation. | The absence of the 32-year-old leader has prompted a flurry of speculation. |
| Official media have cited unspecified personal "discomfort" as grounds for Mr Kim's absence from public view. | Official media have cited unspecified personal "discomfort" as grounds for Mr Kim's absence from public view. |
| However, his prolonged absence fuelled speculation about his health and his control over the country - even that there may have been a coup. | |
| On Sunday, North Korea's ambassador to London told the BBC that Mr Kim was in good health. | |
| KCNA said that Mr Kim was briefed on the Wisong Scientists Residential District "before a map showing its bird's-eye view" and that he then "overlooked it". | |
| "Looking over the exterior of the apartment houses and public buildings, decorated with diverse coloured tiles, (Mr Kim) expressed great satisfaction, saying they looked very beautiful," the agency said. | |
| It also said that Mr Kim visited the newly built Natural Energy Institute of the State Academy of Sciences. | |
| Although the news release was dated Tuesday, it did not specify on which day he made the visits. | |
| During his absence, Mr Kim missed two high-profile public events - the 10 October anniversary of the establishment of the Korean Worker's Party and the 9 September Foundation Day of the North Korean State. | |
| Analysts said they were two days in the political calendar when the leader would be expected to make an appearance. |