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SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il has inspected a steel plant, state media said Thursday, its second report in two days of visits by the reportedly ailing leader.
Kim "gave field guidance to the February General Steel Enterprise" in the northern province of Jagang, the Korean Central News Agency said without specifying the date of the visit.
On Wednesday the agency reported visits by Kim to an e-business institute, a library and a medicine factory in the province but gave no date.
"Noting that it is very important for building an economic power to develop the steel industry, he set forth the tasks to be fulfilled by the enterprise," the report said.
South Korean and US officials say Kim, 66, suffered a stroke around mid-August, although Seoul officials say he is recovering and still in control of his nuclear-armed nation.
Since reports of Kim's illness began circulating in September, official media have reported numerous trips by the leader and released dozens of undated photographs of him.
Kim's health is the subject of intense interest since he has not publicly nominated any successor and has a history of diabetes and heart disease.
- AFP/yt
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