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Today (28th), the 8 o'clock news will begin with the news of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, who has not appeared on the 17th. Unification Minister Kim Yeon-cheol came to the National Assembly today and said that the story of Kim Jong-un's surgery or seriousness is obvious fake news. In particular, the government emphasized that there is enough information to say that there is no peculiar trend in North Korea even though it cannot be disclosed specifically.

First news reporter, Ahn Jung-sik, a North Korean professional reporter.

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Unification Minister Kim Yeon-cheol attended the National Assembly.

First, on the 21st, CNN stated that the source of the median report was known as the news of the Daily NK, a North Korean media that came out a day earlier, and it was defined as a fake news.

[Kim Yeon-cheol / Minister of Unification: It was reported that doctors at Kim Man-yu's hospital had performed procedures at Hyangsan clinic. If anyone who knows anything about North Korea is a fake news ... Hyangsan Clinic is like a public health center.] After

the aggressive question of the opposition lawmakers whether the government didn't know well,

[Lee Jung-hyun / Independent Affiliate : Why do you assert that it is fake news? Something is wrong with this un Chairperson personal, I do]?

[Lee Seok / addition to the Democrats: the do not know at all that our NIS when Kim Jong Il died rattling North Korea after the two TV'm doing condolences]

that Kim Minister of the Government Information capacity is sufficient Emphasized several times.

[Kim Yeon-cheol / Minister of Unification: The information competency at that time and now is very different. Again, we have enough information to tell us confidently that there are no unusual trends.]

He also said that the current turmoil is an infodemic situation in which false information overflows like an epidemic.

On the 15th of Kim's birthday on the 15th of Kim Il-sung's birthday, Minister Kim Yeon-cheol said he should consider the situation in Corona.

The controversy is expected to end only after the government's repeated explanation reveals that Kim, who is still sleeping on the 17th today, will show up.

(Video editing: Lee Seung-yeol)