Kim Jong Un likely to skip New Year's speech, report says By (0) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has delivered a broadcasted New Year Address almost every year since 2012. File Photo by KCNA/UPI | License Photo Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Kim Jong Un could forgo a New Year Address after a year marked by the COVID-19 pandemic and reduced military activity. Kim, who has made relatively few public appearances in 2020, is expected to make a speech at Pyongyang's Eighth Party Congress in January. A New Year Address could be redundant, or could focus less on policy, South Korean news agency Yonhap reported Monday.