North Korea heir joins father at military exercise

North Korea’s heir apparent, Kim Jong Un, joined his father Kim Jong Il to watch an army drill today, state media reported.

The official Korea Central News Agency said the country’s leader visited a military unit and observed a live-fire drill.

The report added that Kim Jong Un accompanied Kim Jong Il.

It was the first time that state media had reported on the younger Kim accompanying his father on such a trip.

Kim Jong Un made his public debut last week after being promoted to four-star general and vice chairman of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea’s military commission.

The report only identified the younger Kim by his title, without mentioning his relationship to his father.