Small Signs of Progress in North Korea
SEOUL: The wife of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has re-appeared, after dropping out of the public eye for the past two months.
Ri Sol-ju's brief absence had sparked feverish speculation that she was either pregnant or had fallen out of favour.
She had caused just as much of a stir a few months before when she started appearing alongside the North Korean leader.
She was among some of the changes seen in Pyongyang, in the year since Kim Jong-un took power.
Disney characters performing in front of the young leader and other North Korean elites.
Since then, mini-skirts and high heels have become a common sight - quite a departure from when Kim Jong-un's father and grandfather were in power.
Also unthinkable then - a woman wearing a trouser suit.
But this was what Ri Sol Ju - the former pop star who is now North Korea's First Lady - wore.
Source: Channel News Asia. Read full article. (link)
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