NK unveils Kim Jong-un 'mystery' marriage - Asia-Pacific - Al Jazeera English

North Korea has said its new leader is married, announcing the union for the first time in routine state TV report.

The bulletin, which aired on Wednesday evening, ended weeks of speculation about a woman who accompanied Kim Jung-un to recent public events.

Kim toured an amusement park with his "wife, comrade Ri Sol-ju'' on Tuesday, while a crowd cheered for the leader, the speaker said without giving any more details about Ri, including how long they had been married.

Seven months after inheriting the country from his father, Kim Jong-il, the 20-something leader has been shown in the media several times with the young woman, including at a concert where Mickey Mouse and other Disney characters appeared and at tours of various North Korean sites.

While the woman has no been identified until now, media and analysts in South Korea were quick to guess that she was his wife.