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| Could the woman be Kim Jong-un's wife... |
Inside
North Korea
A mystery
woman seen attending events with North Korea's Kim Jong-un has led to
speculation in South Korean media about her identity.
The woman
was shown on state TV on Sunday with the new leader at an official ceremony in
honour of his late grandfather, Kim Il-sung.
And on
Saturday, the same woman was seen sitting next to Kim Jong-un at a concert.
The
appearances have made front-page news in South Korea.
Kim Jong-un
took power in the Communist state after the death of his father at the end of
last year.
North
Korean society is so closed to the outside world that no-one knows if Kim
Jong-un is married, or even his exact age, say BBC Asia analyst Viv Marsh.
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| ...or maybe his sister Yo-jong, of whom very little is known? |
So the
appearance by his side of an elegant, black-clad, short-haired woman, probably
in her 20s, has left many North and South Koreans playing guessing games, she
says.
Some South
Korean news outlets suggested she might be his younger sister, Kim Yo-jong, of
whom very little is known, or even his wife.
On Sunday,
the woman, dressed in a black jacket and skirt, was seen bowing with Kim
Jong-un, as part of a ceremony to mark the 18th anniversary of the death of Kim
Il-sung, the country's founder.
She is
believed to be the same woman shown by North Korea's KRT broadcaster on
Saturday walking into a concert behind Mr Kim and sitting next to him.
A photo of
the pair was also published in the North's Rodong Sinmun newspaper on Monday,
according to the Associated Press.
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