Kim Jong Un is 'alive and well': South Korea
Washington/IBNS: South Korea on Monday said North Korea leader Kim Jong Un is "alive and well."
"Our government position is firm," Moon Chung-in, the top foreign policy adviser to South Korean President Moon Jae-in, told CNN.
"Kim Jong Un is alive and well. He has been staying in the Wonsan area since April 13. No suspicious movements have so far been detected," Moon Chung-in said.
CNN reported earlier in the week that the United States is monitoring intelligence that Kim is "in grave danger after a surgery," according to a US official.
Another US official told CNN Monday that the concerns about Kim's health are credible, but their severity is hard to assess.
Daily NK, a South Korean internet news outlet specializing in North Korea news, earlier reported that Kim Jong Un recently underwent heart surgery and continues to recuperate from the procedure at a villa outside of Pyongyang.
Reports from a Daily NK source in the country suggest that Kim underwent the surgery at the Hyangsan Hospital on Apr. 12. The hospital is located near Mount Myohyang, in North Pyongan Province, and is exclusively for the use of the Kim family.
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