Kim Jong Un's key aide possibly sent to farm

Kim Jong Un's key aide possibly sent to farm

Liu Yunshan (L), a member of the Communist Party of China's Politburo Standing Committee, is greeted by Choe Ryong Hae, a key aide to North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, in Pyongyang in October 2015. South Korea's National Intelligence Service indicated on Nov. 24 that Choe may have been sent to a rural farm to take the blame for an accident at a hydroelectric plant under construction in Ryanggang Province or other things. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Kim Jong Un's key aide possibly sent to farm

Kim Jong Un's key aide possibly sent to farm

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (far L) and his key aide Choe Ryong Hae (far R) make an appearance at a military parade at the Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on Oct. 10, 2015. South Korea's National Intelligence Service indicated on Nov. 24 that Choe may have been sent to a rural farm to take the blame for an accident at a hydroelectric plant under construction in Ryanggang Province or other things. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Scene in North Korea's Ryanggang Province

Scene in North Korea's Ryanggang Province

Photo taken Sept. 5, 2020, from Changbai Korean Autonomous County in Jilin Province, northeastern China, shows people at a market in Hyesan in North Korea's Ryanggang Province wearing face masks amid concern about the novel coronavirus.

Scene in North Korea's Ryanggang Province

Scene in North Korea's Ryanggang Province

Photo taken Sept. 5, 2020, from Changbai Korean Autonomous County in Jilin Province, northeastern China, shows people at a market in Hyesan in North Korea's Ryanggang Province wearing face masks amid concern about the novel coronavirus.

Scene in North Korea's Ryanggang Province

Scene in North Korea's Ryanggang Province

Photo taken Sept. 5, 2020, from Changbai Korean Autonomous County in Jilin Province, northeastern China, shows people at a market in Hyesan in North Korea's Ryanggang Province wearing face masks amid concern about the novel coronavirus.

Scene in North Korea's Ryanggang Province

Scene in North Korea's Ryanggang Province

Photo taken Sept. 5, 2020, from Changbai Korean Autonomous County in Jilin Province, northeastern China, shows people at a market in Hyesan in North Korea's Ryanggang Province wearing face masks amid concern about the novel coronavirus.

Scene in North Korea's Ryanggang Province

Scene in North Korea's Ryanggang Province

Photo taken Sept. 5, 2020, from Changbai Korean Autonomous County in Jilin Province, northeastern China, shows people at a market in Hyesan in North Korea's Ryanggang Province wearing face masks amid concern about the novel coronavirus.

Scene from North Korea's Ryanggang Province

Scene from North Korea's Ryanggang Province

Photo taken Sept. 5, 2020, from Changbai Korean Autonomous County in Jilin Province, northeastern China, shows a North Korean soldier standing guard beside the Yalu River near Hyesan in North Korea's Ryanggang Province.

Scene in North Korea's Ryanggang Province

Scene in North Korea's Ryanggang Province

Photo taken Sept. 5, 2020, from Changbai Korean Autonomous County in Jilin Province, northeastern China, shows a farmer working in a village near Hyesan in North Korea's Ryanggang Province.

N. Korean soldier

N. Korean soldier

Photo taken from China's Jilin Province on Sept. 5, 2020, shows a North Korean soldier on patrol duty in Ryanggang Province, bordered by the Chinese province on the north.

N. Korean soldier

N. Korean soldier

Photo taken from China's Jilin Province on Sept. 5, 2020, shows a North Korean soldier on patrol duty in Ryanggang Province, bordered by the Chinese province on the north.