[NY DAILY NEWS] North Korea admits to Kim Jong-un’s illness for the first time

Smoking and his love for Emmental, or Swiss cheese, among other things are being associated with Kim Jong-un’s health problems. (Korea Times file)

[NY DAILY NEWS] Young North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is suffering from “discomfort”, state media has said in the first official acknowledgement of ill health after a prolonged period out of the public eye.

Kim, 31, who is frequently the centrepiece of the isolated country’s propaganda, has not been photographed by state media since appearing at a concert alongside his wife on Sept. 3, fuelling speculation he is suffering from bad health.

He had been seen walking with a limp since an event with key officials in July and in a pre-recorded documentary broadcast by state media on Thursday appeared to have difficulty walking. [READ]

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