The pictures of Mr Kim released by Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) capture him riding a horse on Mount Paektu on what the agency claimed as the first snowfall of the year. In one shot, Mr Kim, clad in a coat and furs, smiles as he poses on the white horse amid the snowfall. “Well these pics of Kim Jong-un scaling Paektu on a white horse are … quite something,” managing editor at NK News, Oliver Hotham, tweeted. According to reports, Mr Kim often visits the significant mountain before making major decisions - such as the 2013 execution of his powerful uncle and his 2018 entry into diplomacy with Washington and Seoul. Mr Kim has staged a series of high-profile negotiations with US President Donald Trump over the past year.

Source: Daily Mirror October 16, 2019 13:41 UTC