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Spotlight | North Korea
Intelligence services enforce ban on sharing same name as Kim Jong-un's daughter and presumed successor

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his (possibly) youngest daughter, Kim Ju-ae, Pyongyang, 15 May 2024. © Yonhap News Agency/MaxPPP

The North Korean intelligence department, Bowibu, is implementing a ban preventing other people from using Kim Jong-un's youngest daughter's first name, Ju-ae. Originally, the Workers' Party of Korea was supposed to be doing this, but failed. [...]

Published on 30/08/2024 at 04:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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