In North Korea, Kim Jong-un’s sister elevated to the highest levels of power

At the five-year congress of the Workers’ Party, Kim Yo-jong was appointed department director after her brother was re-elected on Sunday to the top post of general secretary.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s sister takes major step up party rungs

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been given a promotion in the ruling party structure during a rare party congress, state media reported Tuesday. The Workers’ Party Central Committee on Monday named Kim Yo-jong – previously a deputy department director – as a full department director, Pyongyang’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said. Thousands of party elites have packed the capital for a once-in-five-years summit of the ruling Workers’ Party, a gathering...

By Agence France-Presse