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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s aunt, Kim Kyong Hui, appeared in state media on Sunday, the first time she has been seen in public since her husband Jang Song Thaek was executed in 2013.
The 73-year-old sat two seats away from her nephew, according to a photo by Korean Central News Agency. The leader’s sister, Kim Yo Jong, and North Korea’s de facto second-in-command, Choe Ryong Hae, also attended the orchestra performance in Pyongyang, the report said.
South Korea’s National Intelligence Service had previously said that Kim Kyong Hui was receiving treatment near North Korea’s capital Pyongyang, Joongang Ilbo reported in 2017. She had stepped aside from playing a core role in the leadership of Kim Jong Il, the current leader’s late father, the report said.