Slimmer Kim Jong Un not a body double, spy agency says
Kim has cut a much trimmer figure at his public appearances over the past few months, including a military parade in September and an expo of the state’s latest nuclear-capable weapons in October.
He has been looking to rally support as North Korea is facing one of its worst food shortage in years. The North Korean leader said he feels like he’s walking on thin ice, referring to the food shortage problem, according to Kim Byung-kee. “Kim instructed authorities to secure as much food as possible,” the lawmaker said.
Kim Jong Un’s decision to shut borders due to COVID has made matters worse, cutting off its little legal trade and helping cause one of the biggest economic contractions in more than two decades, according to Fitch Solutions.Article content North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un attends the Defence Development Exhibition, in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Oct. 12.North Korea’s trade with its main partner, China, dropped to about $185 million from January to September this year, a third of what is was a year earlier, lawmaker Ha Tae-keung of the opposition People Power Party told reporters after the briefing by the spy agency.
The South Korean agency also said North Korea may have reprocessed spent fuel rods at its plutonium-producing Yongbyon nuclear facility from February to July. Its assessment was in line with analysis from the United Nations atomic watchdog released in late August.
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