The birthday of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will most likely continue to be a non-public holiday next year, a new calendar showed Monday.A North Korean calendar for 2018 obtained by Kyodo News does not mark Jan. 8, his birthday, which falls on a Monday, as a national holiday.By contrast, the birthdays of his grandfather, the country's founder Kim Il Sung, and father, late leader Kim Jong Il, on April 15 and Feb. 16, respectively, have been designated key public holidays every year. The birth anniversaries are known for large-scale celebrations, with major weapons tests often held around…READ FULL ARTICLE
