US EditionIn Women’s Day Speech, Kim Jong-Un Hails North Korea’s ‘Physically Weak’ Women
Kim Jong Un praised North Korean women as strong pillars of the revolution and highlighted their key role in national development and socialism, state media reported.
- On Sunday, Kim Jong Un attended an International Women's Day concert at Pyongyang Indoor Stadium with Ri Sol-ju and Ju-ae, with photos released the next day.
- As a national holiday, International Women's Day is used in North Korea to solidify unity despite dire women's rights, with Kim saying women’s roles will strengthen society and bring prosperity, KCNA said.
- Images released by state media showed Ju-ae, teenage daughter, seated between her parents with Kim holding her hand, while KCNA said the audience responded with fervent cheers and featured senior female figures including Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui, Kim Yo-jong, and Ri Chun-hee.
- The imagery reinforces that South Korea's spy agency said Pyongyang appears to have begun designating Ju as a potential successor, underscoring succession questions.
- KCNA's English dispatch quoted Kim saying 'Our contemporary women... have become a solid buttress of the revolution', describing them as 'physically weak' but 'strong-willed' and giving 'special thanks to all the Korean women for their unusual and unknown efforts'.
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North Korean dictator Kim Jong brought them a tribute to women in his country, in his view of "physical weakness", but "depending on a great will", which he catalogued for a "solid pillar of the Revolution", according to state press, AFP reported.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended a concert at Pyongyang's indoor stadium on International Women's Day, accompanied by his wife Ri Sol Ju and daughter Kim Ju Ae. He praised the role of women in national development and promoting national unity, according to state media on Monday.
In a speech in Pyongyang on International Women's Day, Kim Jong-un highlighted the hard work of the North Korean people.
Kim Jong Un delivers his first speech commemorating International Women’s Day
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Sunday celebrated International Women’s Day with his family by attending a concert in Pyongyang, where he delivered a speech urging women to “fulfill the sacred mission and duty” of contributing to the country. Kim marked the holiday with an unspecified “grand performance” at the Pyongyang Indoor Stadium with […]
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