N.Korean leader's young sister emerging as policymakerKim Yo Jong, sister of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un. Believed to be in her early 30s, Kim Yo Jong is the only close relative of the North Korean leader to play a public role in politics. During the 2018-2019 flurry of international diplomacy, Kim Yo Jong garnered global attention by leading a delegation to the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea. - First statement -In March, state media carried the first ever statement by Kim, in which she criticised South Korean authorities. This rare explanation of a policymaking process portrayed Kim Yo Jong as "a very substantive person," said Michael Madden, a North Korea leadership expert at the Stimson Centre, a US-based think tank.

Source: Bangkok Post June 10, 2020 06:00 UTC