The Phoenix Satellite TV Holdings LTD., Hong Kong, China reported that Kim Jong Un was reelected as first chairman of the NDC of the DPRK at the 1st Session of the 13th Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK.

Similar news was also reported by foreign media.

They included Chinese newspapers Beijing Daily, Liberation Daily and Dandong Daily, CCTV, International Broadcasting Service, Chinese internet homepages, the Vietnamese newspapers Nhan Dan, Quan Doi Nhan Dan and Vietnam News, the Iranian newspaper Iran News, Myanmar news agency and newspapers, the Indian papers Times of India, NDTV and Genius TV Broadcasting Service, the Thai paper Bangkok Post, the Singaporean newspaper Straits Times, Tokyo Shimbun, Asahi Shimbun, the Pakistani paper Daily Times, Samma TV Broadcasting Service, Algerian internet newspapers, a Turkish news agency and its paper Sabah, the German newspaper Die Welt, a French internet newspaper and its BFM TV Broadcasting Service and a Chilean paper.

Papers of Myanmar, Thailand, Algeria and Chile carried photos of Kim Jong Un.

The Chinese newspapers Jilin Xinwen and Jilin Daily on April 9 carried news that Kim Jong Un watched men's and women's football games between Kalmaegi team and Jebi team, illustrated with his photos.