North Korean Leader Makes Public Appearance, First Since Nuke Test

北韩领导人核试后首次公开露面

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is reported to have made his first public appearance since last week's nuclear test, attending a performance marking a state holiday.

The North's state-run news agency K.C.N.A. reported Wednesday that Mr. Kim watched performers sing songs praising him and the communist state to mark the 80th anniversary of a patriotic group called the "Down with Imperialism Union." It said Mr. Kim was accompanied by several North Korean officials.

This is the first time K.C.N.A. has reported on Mr. Kim's activities since North Korea conducted an underground nuclear test last week.

据报导，北韩领导人金正日在上星期北韩进行核试验后首次公开露面，观看了一次节日表演。 

北韩官方的朝中社星期三报导，金正日观看了纪念爱国团体“打倒帝国主义同盟” 成立80周年庆祝活动中歌手赞颂金正日和北韩的歌曲。报导说，陪同金正日的还有几位北韩官员。

这是北韩上星期进行地下核试验以来，朝中社首次报导金正日的活动。