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A radio report by the North Korean Central Broadcasting Station, monitored in Seoul on Monday, said Kim had mobilised aircraft to ensure that each child in the country aged 10 or under received the candy gift in time.

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The birthdays of the two late Kims are both celebrated as national holidays.

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Villagers in outlying islands exploded with joy at the confectionery airlift, Birthday Gifts, the report said.

Kims ther Kim Jong-Il, who died in December 2011, continued the practise when he took over in 1994.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has sent one kilo (2.2 pounds) of sweets to every child to mark his birthday on Tuesday, carrying on a tradition instigated by his grandther,new york asian escorts state media reported.

Such gifts to children are aimed to project an image as a benevolent, caring leader as the North seeks to build up a personality cult around the young leader, said Cho Bong-Hyun, an analyst at the IBK Economic Research Institute in Seoul.

This photo, released from North Koreas official Korean Central News Agency on November 5, 2012, shows N.Korean leader Kim Jong-Un posing with children as he visits an open air ice skating rink in Pyongyang. Kim has sent one kilo of sweets to every child to mark his birthday on Tuesday, carrying on a tradition instigated by his grandther, according to state media.

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The giving of birthday candy was started in 1980 by Kims grandther and North Koreas founding leader Kim Il-Sung.

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Kim Jong-Un was born on January 8, although there is some confusion about the year, with various reports that it was 1982, 1983 or 1984.

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