North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s daughter is his “most likely successor,” according to the man tipped as the next head of Seoul’s spy agency.
The statement by National Intelligence Service (NIS) director nominee Cho Tae-yong marks the first time South Korean intelligence has explicitly identified her as the DPRK’s next leader.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s daughter is his “most likely successor,” according to the man tipped as the next head of Seoul’s spy agency.
The statement by National Intelligence Service (NIS) director nominee Cho Tae-yong marks the first time South Korean intelligence has explicitly identified her as the DPRK’s next leader.
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