As Kim Jong Un Disappears, North Korea Watchers Advise Caution

One particular dilemma swirled amongst North Korea watchers this weekend—where is Kim Jong Un?—as the dictator’s unexplained absence stretched past two months and Twitter lighted up with speculation about his incapacitation or death.

As of late Sunday, there was minimal information and facts about the 3rd-technology leader’s wellbeing. The guessing sport commenced when Mr. Kim skipped the country’s most crucial getaway on April fifteen, then ratcheted greater immediately after a South Korean publication described he had had heart surgical treatment. On Saturday, a Japanese journal…