SEOUL, June 20 (Yonhap) -- In one of his most energetic public outings this year, North Korean leader Kim Jong-il inspected a training base for military officers and a string of industrial facilities, the communist state's official media reported Sunday.Kim "inspected the training center for commanding officers of KPA Unit 593" while visiting a mine, an electronics factory, a co-operative farm and a machine complex in northwestern North Korea, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said in reports datelined Saturday. Pyongyang's media usually report on Kim's activities a day late.
The reports did not say where the training base was, nor did it reveal the ranks of the officers.