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North Korea's Kim Jong Un 'alive and well': Seoul

Kim has not made a public appearance since presiding over a Workers' Party politburo meeting on April 11

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is "alive and well", a top security adviser to the South's President Moon Jae-in said, downplaying rumours over Kim's health following his absence from a key anniversary.

"Our government position is firm," said Moon's special adviser on national security Moon Chung-in, in an interview with CNN on Sunday. "Kim Jong Un is alive and well."

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