The wife of Kim Jong Un made her first appearance in state media Wednesday after a nearly four-month absence, showing up in photos accompanying the North Korean leader on a visit to a flagship tourist development with the South that Kim condemned as an eyesore and ordered demolished.
Ri Sol Ju was seen in photos released with a report by the official Korean Central News Agency during Kim's trip to the Mount Kumgang resort area on the country's scenic eastern coast.
In a stark illustration of dire relations between Pyongyang and Seoul, KCNA reported that Kim had ordered the removal of "unpleasant-looking" hotels, restaurants and tourist attractions constructed by South Korea at the resort.