This is not the first time Kim has gone missing for a prolonged period. His earlier disappearances have raised speculations about his health and questions about his possible successor

Several international media speculated that the leader might be suffering from some serious ailment, especially a fatal one.

Kim Jong Un returned from one of his longest-ever breaks from public view to attend a military meeting on Monday.

Kim Jong Un who took over the supreme leader of North Korea following his father’s death in 2011 has been accused of doing very little for the country’s economy Pyongyang, Feb 07: North Korea's President,

North Korea’s capital Pyongyang is expected to hold mass military parades this week but the country’s leader Kim Jong Un hasn’t been seen in public for more than a month.

North Koreas leader Kim Jong Un was missing from the crucial Politburo meeting on Sunday fuelling speculations over his health.