North Korea Media Silent on Kim’s Whereabouts as Speculation on Health Rages

North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Sept. 22 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un delivering a statement in Pyongyan as regards to a speech made by the president of the United States of America at the UN General Assembly on Sept. 21, 2017. STR/AFP via Getty Images

North Korean state media on April 22 made no mention of leader Kim Jong Un’s health or whereabouts, a day after intense international speculation over his health was sparked by media reports he was gravely ill after a cardiovascular procedure.

North Korean media presented a business as usual image, carrying routine reporting of Kim’s achievements and publishing some of his older, or undated, comments on issues like the economy.