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2020-04-16 China-Japan-Koreas

Rocket Man a 'no-show' at annual commemoration of North Korea's founder

[Aljazeera] North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has skipped one of Pyongyang's most important and largest holidays - the birthday commemoration of his grandfather and the country's founder, Kim Il Sung - marking his first absence from the ceremony since taking power in 2011.

Official photos published on Thursday showed senior North Korean officials visiting the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun to pay tribute during the 108th anniversary of Kim Il Sung's birth on Wednesday.

Among the senior officials in attendance were Pak Pong Ju, who has twice served as the country's premier, as well as Choe Ryong Hae, a military official and the head of North Korea's assembly who is under US sanctions.

Another image showed military officers carrying a wreath as they marched ahead of the senior officials in front of an oversized statue of Kim Il Sung and his successor Kim Jong Il, the late father of the current leader.

Wednesday's commemoration is also known as the "Day of the Sun" - in reference to the leader who led North Korea after it split from the south.

Current leader Kim Jong Un's sister and close aide, Kim Yo Jong, who is in charge of propaganda affairs and is suspected to be the reclusive country's second-in-command, was also not present at the event.

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#1 Silver linings playbook?

Posted by Lex 2020-04-16 08:01|| 2020-04-16 08:01|| Front Page Top

#2 In fairness, he probably can't find a hamster size 95 mask .

Posted by Woodrow 2020-04-16 09:12|| 2020-04-16 09:12|| Front Page Top

#3 Kim Jong Ill? Mystery as Kim Jong Un fails to attend North Korea's annual Day of the Sun ceremony honouring his grandfather for the first time

Posted by Skidmark 2020-04-16 11:22|| 2020-04-16 11:22|| Front Page Top

#4 Chugging that Hennessy anti-virus

Posted by Frank G 2020-04-16 11:37|| 2020-04-16 11:37|| Front Page Top

#5 Isn't missing that like a 'high crime' there?

Posted by Mullah Richard 2020-04-16 17:52|| 2020-04-16 17:52|| Front Page Top

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