Satellite images may give clue to Kim Jong Un's whereabouts

<p>A string of recent satellite photos of Kim Jong Un's luxury coastal resort are adding to growing speculation that the North Korean may be alive.</p><p>The North Korean-monitoring website NK Pro reported that recent commercial satellite imagery showed leisure boats often used by Kim near his exclusive villa in Wonsan.</p><p>The revelation comes days after satellite photos also showed what is probably Kim’s personal train parked at a railway platform reserved for his use near the villa in Wonsan, according to researchers at 38 North, a North Korean monitoring group.</p><p>Rumors have been swirling worldwide about Kim's health or even if he alive.</p><p>Taiwan’s intelligence chief Chiu Kuo-cheng, the director of the National Security Bureau, said Thursday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is “sick,” according to Taiwan News.</p><p>Earlier this week, South Korean officials say they know Kim Jong Un’s location.</p><p>“The government is aware of Kim Jong Un’s location” Unification Minister Kim Yeon-chul said when asked directly in a parliamentary session on Tuesday, without elaborating, Bloomberg reports.</p><p>But earlier reports from the Seoul-based news site Daily NK reported April 20 that he was recovering from surgery, citing an unidentified person inside the country.</p><p>The last time official media in North Korea reported on Kim's whereabouts was when he presided over a meeting on April 11.</p>