Officials attend the Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA) at the Mansudae Assembly Hall in this undated photo released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang September 26, 2014. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was absent from the gathering of top party and government officials on Thursday, state television showed, fuelling speculation that health problems may be keeping the 31-year-old out of the public eye. Kim had been expected to attend the meeting of the Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA), or parliament, which is the highest sovereign body, with powers to revise the constitution, make key appointments and approve the budget. REUTERS/KCNA (NORTH KOREA – Tags: POLITICS) ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. NOT FOR USE BY REUTERS THIRD PARTY DISTRIBUTORS. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SOUTH KOREA