SEOUL--Photos of a man who appears to be Kim Jong Nam, the oldest son of the late North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il, have recently been circulating on Facebook.
Kim Jong Il's oldest son may be on Facebook
A photo of a man believed to be Kim Jong Nam, with the skyline of Shanghai in the background (The Asahi Shimbun )
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