North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for a "high-alert posture" against the "recent fast-changing" situation on the Korean Peninsula.

During a Central Military Commission meeting, the North Korean leader called for boosting military power, according to state media KCNA.

Kim has also discussed "critical tasks" in order to take "a fresh turn in the entire work of national defense, “according to KCNA.

Furthermore, North Korea's ruling party's Central Committee will hold a plenary meeting later this month. According to KCNA, Kim unveiled a plan to bring about "a tangible shift in stabilizing the state's economic work and people's lives."

Besides, following recent images that suggested he had lost weight, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has sparked even more curiosity about his health

Kim appeared much trimmer in photographs broadcast by official media on Saturday, according to South Korea's Yonhap news agency. Kim's large frame has piqued world curiosity since he became the country's leader almost a decade ago.