DPRK leader believed to have toured industrial zone, met local officials in Dalian

Beijing - The top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong-il reportedly toured an industrial zone and met local officials in northeastern China during the second day of his close-lipped visit to the nation on Tuesday, with economic development and inter-Korea relations high on his agenda.

The Republic of Korea (ROK) based Yonhap News reported that Kim entered China by a 17-carriage train on Monday and spent the night in Dalian, a northeast port city known as a model of market reforms.