South Korea released new data on Kim Jong's health

North Korean leader Kim Jong did not undergo surgery or any other medical procedure, a South Korean official said on Sunday, amid speculation about the ruler's health that continues even after he returned publicly in the last days.

Pyongyang said on Saturday that Kim Jong participated in the completion of a garbage factory near Pyongyang on Friday, his first public presentation after about 20 days, broadcast Telegrafi.

Although a video from North Korea watching Kim Jong smiling and smoking, gossip grew even more about his health when he saw a small hole in his hand, thought to be under surgery.

A South Korean presidential official, according to official Yonhap, dismissed one of the most widespread hypotheses about North Korea's dictator: According to data from South Korea, Kim Jong had not performed a heart surgery as reported by Japanese media.

It wasn't the first time Kim Jong had disappeared from the public for a long time. In 2014, when it resurfaced after a six - week absence, he walked in a crutch and used an electric cart several times.