Kim Jong Un’s missing wife likely alive and well, Seoul intelligence agency says



Border Controls Kim Jong Un’s missing wife likely alive and well, Seoul intelligence agency says South Korea’s NIS also allegedly told lawmakers that North Korea is suffering from food shortages in border areas Jeongmin Kim \| Won-Gi Jung February 16, 2021 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Rodong Sinmun Update (Feb. 17, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. KST): This article has been updated to include new remarks from the South Korean National Intelligence Service as well as National Assembly lawmaker Ha Tae-keung. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s wife, Ri Sol Ju, is “staying well with her children” despite the fact that she has been missing from state media for more than a year now, according to South Korean lawmakers. The lawmakers, who were briefed by the country’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) as a part of an intelligence committee, said on Tuesday that the NIS believes that Ri disappeared from © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update & Podcast Updates Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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Kim Jong Un’s missing wife likely alive and well, Seoul intelligence agency says

South Korea’s NIS also allegedly told lawmakers that North Korea is suffering from food shortages in border areas

Jeongmin Kim | Won-Gi Jung February 16, 2021

Kim Jong Un’s missing wife likely alive and well, Seoul intelligence agency says

Rodong Sinmun

Update (Feb. 17, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. KST): This article has been updated to include new remarks from the South Korean National Intelligence Service as well as National Assembly lawmaker Ha Tae-keung.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s wife, Ri Sol Ju, is “staying well with her children” despite the fact that she has been missing from state media for more than a year now, according to South Korean lawmakers.

The lawmakers, who were briefed by the country’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) as a part of an intelligence committee, said on Tuesday that the NIS believes that Ri disappeared from

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