North Korean television star newsreader Ri Chun Hee, 75, revealed the Kim Jong-un’s travel to the tiny Asian city-state of Singapore, 3,000 miles south of Pyongyang in a 7 minute message on Tuesday morning.
Miss Hee has been working on television since 1971 when she became chief news presenter of KCTV.
She has been reporting news in North Korea for over 45 years.
This morning was the first time North Koreans learned of the Trump-Kim summit.
Yahoo reported:
North Koreans were offered a rare glimpse into their reclusive leader’s schedule on Monday after the tightly controlled state media issued surprisingly detailed reports of his trip to Singapore.
In a seven-minute morning bulletin, star newsreader Ri Chun Hee, 75, revealed the news of Kim Jong-un’s arrival in the tiny Asian city-state 3,000 miles south of Pyongyang in her typically melodramatic style, clad, as always for major announcements, in a traditional Korean pink and black dress.
For decades, Ms Ri has been entrusted with announcing great moments in North Korean history. Against the backdrop of Mount Paektu, a dormant volcano symbolising Korean nationhood, she said Kim had met Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore’s prime minister, and would hold talks with President Donald Trump.
The North Koreans are calling today’s events a “changed era” this morning in their reports.
North Korea's state media has described the talks between Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump as part of a "changed era" – the secretive state's first comment on the momentous summit. The KCNA news agency… https://t.co/6I6ar6m2sX
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