North Korean leader Kim Jong-il left a hotel in northeastern China on Saturday and appeared to be returning home, a day after he was believed to have held talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao on the second day of his surprise trip, the Yonhap news agency reported.
There has so far been no official confirmation of the trip from either China or North Korea.
On Friday, Kim was believed to have met the Chinese president "in an apparent bid to win Beijing's approval for North Korea's expected power succession to the leader's youngest son, Jong-un, in the coming years," the agency said.
Kim's trip to China, which began on Thursday, is shrouded in secrecy, touching off speculation about its purpose.
MOSCOW, August 28 (RIA Novosti)
