Kim Jong Un has appeared on North Korean state media previously rumored to have died of a brain hemorrhage, but he appears remarkably healthy. From photos published in the state newspaper "Rodong Sinmun" it appears that the 42-year-old leader visited an exhibition in the field of clothing and shoes with his daughter.

Kim Jong Un has appeared on North Korean state media previously rumored to have died of a brain hemorrhage, but he appears remarkably healthy. From photos published in the state newspaper "Rodong Sinmun" it appears that the 42-year-old leader visited an exhibition in the field of clothing and shoes with his daughter.

The release of the photos came just hours after a Chinese dissident living in the US claimed, without providing any evidence, that Kim had been taken to a hospital in Beijing in a coma and died. For people who closely follow developments in North Korea, such rumors have become almost a recurring thing. But the question is why do the rumors about the death of Kim Jong Un repeat themselves again and again?