South Korea
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| Presidents | Moon Jae-in |
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| Capital | Seoul |
| Dialing code | +82 |
| Population | 51. 47 |
| Currency | South Korean won |
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| ID | 405752 |
About South Korea
South Korea, an East Asian nation on the southern half of the Korean Peninsula, shares one of the world's most heavily militarized borders with North Korea. It's equally known for its green, hilly countryside dotted with cherry trees and centuries-old Buddhist temples, plus its coastal fishing villages, sub-tropical islands and high-tech cities such as Seoul, the capital.
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Kim Jong-un illness rumors denied amid intense speculation
Kim Jong-un has prompted speculation about his health before this
"reports" that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is seriously ill, After a heart surgery are True , officials have Said in South Korea .
the headlines that Kim Jong-un was "seriously ill", "brain dead" or "recovering from surgery" were always impossible to check.
But the presidential office in Seoul Said it had no special signs from The North to the 36-year-old show is "seriously ill".
It is also have not triggered the First Time rumors about his health, released by the intense excitements of speculation, Only to then later.
when to begin the speculation?Kim Jong-un recently The Celebration of his grandfather's birthday missed on 15. April. This is one of the biggest events of the year, to mark The Birth of The Nation founder.
Kim Jong-un has never missed - and it seemed very unlikely that he would just show up.
Inevitably, his absence prompted speculation and rumors, none of which is easily justified.
Kim Jong-un, the last appeared in the state media on 12. April "inspection of a tracking attack aircraft group" in a handout, which is undated. As always, will be presented the pictures of him as loose and relaxed.
We know that he will meet the chair of an important policy of The Day , state media despatches. But he has not been seen since.
The speculation started when Kim Jong-un has not missed mention of celebration of The Birthday of his grandfatherState media also have its presence on a reported missile test last week. He starts in the rule depicted in these.
reporting on North Korea is incredibly difficult at The Best of times, so most of the speculation is drawn from the departure from precedent.
And now, the already mysterious condition is a more extreme version of Shutdown - After Closed Borders at The End of January due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The First report of diseaseThe statement about Kim Jong-un's ill-health, appeared in a report for a website, run by North Korean defectors on Tuesday.
An anonymous source told The Daily NK that they understood he had fought, with cardiovascular problems since last August ", but it deteriorated After repeated visits to Mount Paektu".
This led to a chain of reporting by the international media with a single-Source story.
news agencies began with this claim, and it is everything they had was, to some reports surfaced that the Intelligence services in South Korea and the United States were the monitoring of The Claim .
But then a more sensational headline came out in the US media that The North Korean leader is in Critical Condition After heart surgery.
However, a statement from The South Korean government and sources in the Chinese Intelligence - in an interview with the news Agency Reuters Said that This Was True .
Kim Jong-un was released last pictured at an inspection in images on 12 April by the government authoritiesIt is worth noting that at no point has anyone denied that Kim Jong-un has a change of heart had to have surgery.
to deny The statements from South Korea and China that The North Korean leader is seriously ill.
The population of North Korea would not be informed in General about their leader's health.
't disappeared the First Time he has ''In the year 2014, Kim Jong-Un disappeared for 40 days from the beginning of September - which sparked a flood of speculation, including that he had been ousted by a coup from the other political variables.
he Then re-appeared, illustrated with a stick.
State media added to The Time that he was suffering from an "uncomfortable physical condition", but not on the rumors that he was suffering from gout.
The North Korean newspaper Rodong Sinmun carried several images of The North Korean leader using a cane in October 2014 What are the succession arrangements for Kim?If something were to happen to The North Korean leader, The Line of succession is not quite clear.
Kim Jong-un has been groomed to lead the country to that of his father over many years. The Kim dynasty seemed secure.
Kim's sister, Kim Yo-jong seems to be the obvious choice. It is defined not Only by the "Holy Paektu blood-line" that appears to the Kim dynasty, more headlines of their own.
in the Last month she made her first public statement and it was visible, and the constant presence of her brother is the page for important peaks.
But for now we can Only watch and wait to see whether North Korea responds to this whirlwind of speculation about their leader's health.
The Truth is, when It Comes to information about The North Korean leadership, We Are often scrambling around in The Dark . to have
Kim Jong-il thought of, cared for his Youngest Son for the succession, over many yearsmedia, kim jong-un, north korea
Source of news: bbc.com
