16 February 2017

News Story: China closely follows reported death of Kim Jong Nam, says FM

Kim Jong-Nam (Image: Flickr User - Conecta Abogados)
BEIJING, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- China is closely following developments concerning the reported death of Kim Jong Nam, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang said Wednesday.

Geng said China was aware of coverage of the issue. "As far as we know, the incident happened in Malaysia. The Malaysian side is conducting an investigation," he told a routine press briefing.

Media reports said Kim Jong Nam, the elder half-brother of the top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, was found dead in Kuala Lumpur Monday.

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