Kim Jong-un to Seoul, Aug. 28 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will attend celebrations in China marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, according to its state media.

Yonhap reported that Chinese President Xi Jinping had invited Kim Jong-un, as cited by North Korean state media, according to Yonhap news agency on Thursday.

Kim "will soon visit the People's Republic of China at the invitation of Xi Jinping ... to participate in celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War," the North's Korean Central News Agency said.

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