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Kim's sister in North Korea enraged by Seoul's preemptive strike comments

6:12am April 03, 2022

by The Associated Press

The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called the South Korean defense minister a "scum-like guy" for talking about preemptive strikes on the North.

Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, attends a wreath-laying ceremony at Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi, Vietnam, on March 2, 2019.

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Kim Yo Jong, Sister Of North Korea's Ruler, Rises Through Ranks With Tough Rhetoric

12:35pm July 19, 2020

by Anthony Kuhn

Her political star has risen since Kim Jong Un took power in 2011, leading to speculation that she could one day become the country's first female leader — if North Korea's patriarchy would allow it.

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A man watches a television screen showing a news program with video of the demolition of the inter-Korean liaison office building in Kaesong, North Korea, at the Seoul Railway Station on Wednesday.

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North Korea Vows To Send Troops Into Border Cooperation Zones

7:22am June 17, 2020

Pyongyang says forces will be sent to Kaesong, an inter-Korean industrial park along the border where a liaison office was blown up by North Korea earlier this week.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in, IOC president Thomas Bach, North Korea's nominal head of state Kim Yong Nam and Kim Yo Jong greet players from the combined Koreas team on Saturday in Gangneung.

Kim Yo Jong Fascinates, And Puzzles, In South Korea

5:46am February 11, 2018

by Bill Chappell

Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has captivated media attention in South Korea during her unprecedented visit for the Winter Olympics.