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Sister, aunt, aide: North Korea’s powerful female trinity
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(Clockwise from left) Ms Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, aunt Kim Kyong Hui. and foreign minister Choe Son Hui.
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SEOUL - North Korea may be deeply patriarchal, but some women have managed to rise to power, partly due to pedigree.
A female trinity is known to be the key advisers to the country’s most powerful man, Kim Jong Un.
