Kim Jong-un has reportedly chosen his teenage daughter Kim Ju Ae as his heir. The Kim family, who have ruled the ‘Hermit Kingdom’ for decades, have sought to cultivate a cult of personality around ...

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has entrenched his daughter as heir apparent ahead of a landmark party conference, a ...

Rigid patriarchy, the necessity of a male heir, and the threat of internal rivals ensure that the “Princess of Pyongyang” will remain a symbolic placeholder rather than a viable sovereign.

Will it be 13-year-old Kim Ju-ae or 38-year-old Kim Yo-jong? The battle for North Korea’s leadership is heating up between Kim Jong-un’s daughter and his sister ...

The Kim Ju-ae phenomenon -- that she will become Kim Jong Un's successor-- is a subject for rigorous analysis, definitely not a foregone conclusion.

Ju Ae is believed to be the only publicly acknowledged child of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his wife Ri Sol Ju. While ...

Kim Jong-nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, was assassinated at Kuala Lumpur airport nine ...