North Korea’s ‘first daughter’: everything we know about Kim Ju-ae


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“I held their baby Ju-ae and spoke with Ms Ri [Sol-Ju, Kim’s wife] as well. He’s a good dad and has a beautiful family,” Rodman told The Guardian after the trip. South Korean intelligence authorities have also identified the girl as Kim Ju-ae. The first syllable of her given name, Ju-ae, appears to come from her mother Ri Sol Ju, who uses the Chinese character for “main” or “primary”. The second syllable, Ae, is likely to come from the Chinese character for love, said Kwak Gil-seop, a former researcher at South Korea’s state-run Institute for National Security Strategy. How old...