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China-Japan-Koreas
Kimmie makes first public appearance of the year
2011-01-13
SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il visited the newly built Nampho Glass Bottle Factory in his first public activity this year, the North's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Wednesday.

Kim's latest field guidance marked his first public appearance since attending a New Year's concert on Dec. 31, along with his heir-apparent Kim Jong-un, in Pyongyang.

"He went round the room dedicated to the history of the factory, products showroom, combined production control room and various other places of the factory to learn in detail about its construction and equipment and production there," the KCNA report said, without mentioning whether Jong-un was on hand.
He looks gaunt even in a puffy down coat, per the pic at the site.
"Watching varieties of bottles being churned out from work sites in an endless stream, he was greatly satisfied to learn that a modern glass bottle factory was successfully built in a brief span of time and started mass production," the report said.
Posted by:Steve White

#5  Serious question for a Rantburg U prof: why is he always wearing sunglasses, even indoors? Is it just a Bono thing, or does he have some kind of medical condition?
Posted by: RandomJD   2011-01-13 19:59  

#4  My wife saw Elvis in Vegas recently.
Posted by: JohnQC   2011-01-13 11:35  

#3  His future's so bright, he's gotta wear shades, I see.
Posted by: Spot   2011-01-13 08:08  

#2  Gaunt? He looks like he's already stuffed and mounted.

Maybe Lenin's looking for a bunk-mate.
Posted by: Pappy   2011-01-13 01:12  

#1  Did he see his shadow?
Posted by: OldSpook   2011-01-13 00:14  

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