Busy Kim Jong Un

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, who has been at the head of state for about two and a half years, has continued the family tradition. He, like his father and grandfather, periodically visits hospitals, factories and military units to give advice to workers and military personnel, which are carefully outlined and then dutifully carried out.

(Total 30 photos)

1. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in the conning tower of a submarine during his visit to part 167 of the DPRK Navy in Pyongyang, June 16, 2014. (Reuters/KCNA)

2. Kim Jong-un looks through the periscope of a submarine during his visit to the unit 167 of the DPRK Navy in Pyongyang, June 16, 2014. (Reuters/KCNA)

3. Kim Jong-un inspects a submarine during his visit to part 167 of the DPRK Navy in Pyongyang, June 16, 2014. (Reuters/KCNA)

4. Kim Jong-un at the conning tower of a submarine during his visit to the DPRK Naval Forces Unit 167 in Pyongyang, June 16, 2014. (Reuters/KCNA)

5. Kim Jong-un leads a rocket exercise of the 851 Women's Unit of the Korean People's Army on April 24, 2014. (Reuters/KCNA)

Kim Jong-un inspects cookies at Korean People's Army Food Factory No. 354 on November 17, 2013. (Reuters/KCNA)

7. Kim Jong-un at a hardware plant in Pyongyang, March 3, 2014. (Reuters/KCNA)

8. Kim Jong-un at the Museum of the Victorious Liberation of the Motherland, July 2, 2013. (Reuters/KCNA)

9. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his wife Lee Sol-ju applaud after a performance by the Moranbong Band at the House of Culture in Pyongyang, May 20, 2014. (Reuters/KCNA)

10. Kim Jong-un leads the flight exercise of the military unit 2620 Air Force and Air Defense of the Korean People's Army, March 7, 2014. (Reuters/KCNA)

11. Kim Jong-un during his visit to the Ryugen Dental Hospital in Pyongyang, March 22, 2014. (Reuters/KCNA)

12. Kim Jong-un is photographed with NBA basketball players after the match against the North Korean team Hwaebul in Pyongyang, January 9, 2014. (Reuters/KCNA)

13. Kim Jong-un is photographed with veterans during the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Armistice Agreement in the Korean War, July 30, 2013. (Reuters/KCNA)

14. Kim Jong-un at the construction site of housing for the faculty of the Kim Chak Polytechnic University in Pyongyang, May 21, 2014. (Reuters/KCNA)

15. Kim Jong-un gives instructions to employees of the hydrometeorological service in Pyongyang, June 10, 2014. (Reuters/KCNA)

16. Kim Jong-un during his visit to the outpost on Mount Osung, December 28, 2013. (Reuters/KCNA)

17. Kim Jong-un inspects the water slides built by the Korean People's Army, June 2, 2014. (Reuters/KCNA)

18. Kim Jong-un during his visit to the 447 Air Force and Air Defense of the Korean People's Army, May 14, 2014. (Reuters/KCNA)

19. Kim Jong-un addresses the commanders of military units of the Korean People's Army in Pyongyang, April 2, 2014. (Reuters/KCNA)

20. Soldiers from military units 966, 462, 101 and 489 of the Korean People's Army, who took part in the construction of a hostel for workers of the Kim Jong Suk Textile Factory, applaud during a photo shoot with Kim Jong-un, May 6, 2014. (Reuters/KCNA)

21. Kim Jong-un visits a new hostel for workers of the Kim Jong Suk Textile Factory in Pyongyang, April 30, 2014. (Reuters/KCNA)

22. Kim Jong-un and attendants inspect the construction site of the ski resort Masik Pass, November 3, 2013. (Reuters/KCNA)

23. Kim Jong-un at the fishing station of the military unit 313 of the Korean People's Army, December 16, 2013. (Reuters/KCNA)

24. Kim Jong-un visits the Taesongsan hospital in Pyongyang, May 19, 2014. (Reuters/KCNA)

25. Kim Jong-un is present at the flight exercises of the military unit 188 Air Force and Air Defense of the Korean People's Army, March 7, 2014. (Reuters/KCNA)

26. Kim Jong-un talks about the methods of modernization of the machine-building plant, May 14, 2014. (Reuters/KCNA)

27. Kim Jong-un surrounded by participants in the first meeting of the Korean People's Army pilots in Pyongyang, April 17, 2014. (Reuters/KCNA)

28. Kim Jong-un at the Ryongmun distillery in Pyongyang, May 28, 2014. (Reuters/KCNA)

29. Kim Jong-un during his visit to the military unit 863 of the Korean People's Army, June 14, 2014. (Reuters/KCNA)

30. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un oversees the missile exercises of the women's units of the military unit 851 of the Korean People's Army, April 24, 2014. (Reuters/KCNA)