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| ▲ This photo, carried by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on Sept. 5, 2025, shows the North's leader Kim Jong-un (C) and his daughter Ju-ae on his private train as he visited Beijing to attend China's military parade earlier this week. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap) |
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| ▲ This photo, carried by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on Sept. 5, 2025, shows the North's leader Kim Jong-un stepping out of his private train, together with his daughter Ju-ae, the same day as he returned home after visiting China. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap) |
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(LEAD) N. Korea's state media domestically report on Kim's arrival after China trip
(ATTN: ADDS more info on documentary of Kim's trip in last 5 paras; ADDS photo)
SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Yonhap) -- North Korean state media on Saturday domestically reported on leader Kim Jong-un returning home after visiting Beijing to attend China's military parade, publishing photos of his daughter Ju-ae who accompanied him on the trip.
The Rodong Sinmun, the North's main newspaper targeting domestic readers, reported on its front page that Kim arrived in Pyongyang on Friday after visiting China by his private armored train earlier this week.
The Korean Central Broadcasting Station, the country's state-run radio network, also reported the leader's return on its 6 a.m. broadcast.
On Friday night, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), the state-run news agency targeting readers outside North Korea, issued a short dispatch of Kim's arrival.
A photo carried by state media showed Kim's daughter Ju-ae, in a dark suit, standing next to him in a cabin of Kim's private train. In the same carriage were key North Korean party and government officials accompanying the leader on his trip, including Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui.
In another photo published by the KCNA, Ju-ae was seen stepping out of the train right behind her father at a station in Pyongyang. Ju-ae accompanying Kim on the trip has reinforced views that she is being groomed to succeed her father.
The North's leader made his first visit to China since 2019 this week to attend China's large-scale military parade Wednesday, standing alongside Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
On the sidelines of the parade, Kim held separate bilateral talks with Xi and Putin, and left Beijing on Thursday night. His recent five-day trip marked the longest one among his five trips to China, including the latest one.
Meanwhile, the Korean Central Television, North Korea's state-run TV station, aired a 50-minute documentary featuring Kim's trip to China less than a day after he returned home.
The scenes of Kim having friendly conversations shoulder to shoulder with Xi and Putin were frequently shown in the documentary, indicating that the stature of the North's leader has been on a par with other global leaders.
The documentary also showed Kim and his daughter, Ju-ae, visiting the North Korean Embassy in Beijing.
In the film, Ju-ae stood behind her father when the North's leader was welcomed by North Korean officials at the embassy.
Earlier, the North's state media only released photos of Ju-ae arriving in a station in Beijing and returning home Friday.
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