March 29, 2024
Opinion

Family matters: what to make of the unusual reappearance of Kim Kyong Hui

The re-emergence of the DPRK leader's aunt shows the Kim bloodline still holds privileges — for some

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On January 25, Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un was reported to have attended a major Lunar New Year concert. As usual, a row of comfortable low armchairs (Chinese style) were placed in front of the show, and it was Kim himself who, predictably, occupied one of these chairs.

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