Kim Jong-un reminds world of nuclear threat at fertiliser plant


North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the fertiliser factory in Sunchon, North Korea, on May 1, 2020.PHOTO: AFP/KCNA VIA KNS

SEOUL: The place North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited may be just as significant as showing his face in public after a three-week absence that raised questions about his health and control of the nuclear-armed state.

State media on Saturday (May 2) said Kim celebrated the completion of the Sunchon Phosphatic Fertiliser Factory north of Pyongyang, the capital.

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