The official North Korean news agency KCNA announced on Saturday that the country's leader, Kim Jong-un, had attended the inauguration of a fertilizer factory in an area north of the capital Pyongyang, its first official appearance since April 11.
Reuters was unable to verify KCNA's information with independent sources.
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