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South Korea says Kim Jong-un 'alive and well' amid mounting speculation

Kim has not appeared in public for over two weeks and was absent from a key event on Friday, amid rumours that he had heart trouble

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks as he takes part in a meeting of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK). Photo: Reuters
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South Korean President Moon Jae-in's foreign policy advisor Chung-in Moon insisted Kim Jong-Un is staying at his holiday resort on the North Korean coast

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The condition of North Korea's Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un, after a long spell of non-appearance, remained unclear, with a set of reports saying that he had died after heart trouble, while another said he was staying at his holiday resort.

Kim has not appeared in public for over two weeks and was absent from a key event on Friday, amid rumours that he had heart trouble.

UK's Daily Express cited "multiple sources" from North Korea as well as the East Asian region as claiming the 36-year-old dictator died on Saturday night but noted that "due to the hyper-secretive nature of