Kim's birthday marked
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February 17, 2010, Wednesday
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NORTH Koreans celebrated "peerlessly brilliant" leader Kim Jong Il's 68th birthday yesterday as questions persist abroad about his health.
Though noticeably gaunt, Kim appears active and even cheerful in photos distributed by state media. Dressed in a heavy parka, he has been shown in recent weeks guiding construction of a hotel, visiting a mine and even watching a dance performance.
However, Kim is undergoing kidney dialysis and suffers from depression, said Cheong Seong-chang, a senior analyst at the Sejong Institute outside Seoul, citing a "very credible" source. He declined to identify his source.
One of Pyongyang's most famous restaurants put snapping turtle on the menu in honor of Kim's birthday, including turtle soup, raw dishes made of turtle heart, liver and roe, and turtle porridge. Kim himself provided "meticulous instruction" on how to breed and cook turtles, KCNA said. Asians consider turtles, a symbol of longevity, a nutritious delicacy.
United States and South Korean officials believe Kim suffered a stroke in August 2008.
Though noticeably gaunt, Kim appears active and even cheerful in photos distributed by state media. Dressed in a heavy parka, he has been shown in recent weeks guiding construction of a hotel, visiting a mine and even watching a dance performance.
However, Kim is undergoing kidney dialysis and suffers from depression, said Cheong Seong-chang, a senior analyst at the Sejong Institute outside Seoul, citing a "very credible" source. He declined to identify his source.
One of Pyongyang's most famous restaurants put snapping turtle on the menu in honor of Kim's birthday, including turtle soup, raw dishes made of turtle heart, liver and roe, and turtle porridge. Kim himself provided "meticulous instruction" on how to breed and cook turtles, KCNA said. Asians consider turtles, a symbol of longevity, a nutritious delicacy.
United States and South Korean officials believe Kim suffered a stroke in August 2008.
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