Kim Jong-un used a forklift to pick up his teenage daughter as he helped with the construction of a memorial for fallen troops.

Speculation is growing over who will be the successor to North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un, which some believe will be his 13 year old daughter Ju Ae.

Kim Jong Un's daughter Ju Ae appears at sacred mausoleum, fueling speculation about North Korea succession plans as analysts debate her heir role.

The teenage daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made her first known visit to a sacred family mausoleum, a step that experts say bolstered her status as her father's potential heir.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test of hypersonic missiles a day after the US seized Venezuelan leader Nicholas Maduro in an act that Pyongyang denounced as a “rogue and brutal” violation of international laws.

The magazine mentioning designating a successor to current ruler Kim is seen as an unusual move in a state that never publicly discusses matters pertaining to the issue.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected a new memorial dedicated to soldiers killed while fighting alongside Russian forces, state media reported Tuesday.

And yet: some observers wonder whether a society as patriarchal as North Korea’s could accept a female leader. Under Mr Kim, several women have gained big jobs. The second-most powerful person in the country is Mr Kim’s sister, Kim Yo Jong. For the first time in its history North Korea has a female foreign minister: Choe Son Hui.