N.Korea shows former top nuclear envoy

By Joyce Lee
Updated June 3 2019 - 2:53pm, first published 2:46pm
State TV footage of North Korean leadership appears to contradict a recent report of a purge.
State TV footage of North Korean leadership appears to contradict a recent report of a purge.

North Korea's former top nuclear envoy, Kim Yong-chol, accompanied leader Kim Jong Un to an art performance, state news agency KCNA said on Monday, signalling that the former spymaster is alive and remains a force in the power structure.

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