North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un is alive. The authoritarian leader appeared in public for the first time in 20 days, according to the Korean state media.
It can be recalled that Mr Kim was reportedly dead after a failed surgery, by various media agencies.
However, the KCNA news agency reports that he cut the ribbon at the opening of a fertiliser factory.
It adds that people at the factory "broke into thunderous cheers of hurrah" when he appeared.
The reported appearance - his first since a Workers' Party Politburo meeting on 11 April - comes amid global speculation over his health