A recent report from the South Korean Intelligence Service (NIS) indicates that the leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-un, would be training his daughter Kim Ju-ae as his successor in power.

It is estimated that the North Korean marshal had three children with his partner, Ri Sol-ju, in 2010, 2013 and 2017.

“In a press conference held today, Lee Seong-kweun and Park Sun-won, members respectively of the ruling People’s Power Party (PPP) and the opposition Democratic Party (DP) and members of the parliamentary Intelligence Commission, said that the girl seems to be a strong candidate for successor taking into account how state propaganda has focused her appearances” on military and economic events.

Regarding the North Korean leader, it is speculated that he would be training his daughter as the next leader of the party and the country in view of potential heart conditions derived from her weight, which is currently estimated at 140 kilos.

However, this is an unconfirmed story, as the young woman’s age has not been verified, the father has not mentioned the issue in public, and it remains to be seen if a woman could lead North Korea given its strong patriarchal culture.

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The presidents of Russia and North Korea, Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un, signed the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement to strengthen cooperation in geostrategic matters.

The signing of the agreement occurred during Putin’s visit to North Korea this Wednesday, for the first time in 24 years, in a face-to-face meeting of approximately two hours in Pyongyang.

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According to Putin’s adviser on international politics, Yuri Ushakov, the recent agreement will replace those signed between Moscow and Pyongyang in 1961, 2000 and 2001. In a statement on Tuesday, the official indicated that the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement between both countries will consider “all the universal principles of international law, will not have any confrontational character, will not be directed against any country and will be aimed at guaranteeing greater stability in the Northeast Asian region.”

However, other assessments about the rapprochement between both nations suggest that it is a strategic step by Russia to obtain more weapons from Pyongyang for the war with Ukraine.

For his part, Putin has insisted that the agreement will also be applied to create a “commercial and reciprocal payment system that allows exchanges by circumventing the financial circuits linked to the dollar, to which both countries are prohibited from accessing.”

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un acknowledged that the country is experiencing a bad economic situation, urging senior officials to focus on improving the “quality of life” of the population.

In the framework of the celebration of the 76th anniversary of the founding of the Workers’ Party, Kim described the current situation as “gloomy”, stating that the country faces great challenges when it comes to developing the state economy and achieving the objectives set.

The anniversary celebration was held in Pyongyang, the country’s capital, in an event with fireworks and various musical performances, according to the state news network KCNA.

North Korea’s economy, which has been hit hard by international sanctions imposed because of its nuclear program, has been progressively deteriorating since the coronavirus pandemic was detected.

Over the weekend, Romania’s diplomatic delegation to the country, the last remaining EU mission in the country, left North Korean territory. As Kim explained, the party has set out to “efficiently” go ahead with the national economic plan, which envisages a phased implementation lasting five years.

In addition, he called on the authorities to “serve the people as if they were serving to God” and to consider at all times whether their work “infringes the interests of the people or causes some kind of problem.”

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Christie’s auction house sold its first fully digital artwork for more than $ 69 million. It is a collage created by artist Beeple, who worked on it daily for 13 and a half years.

In a statement, Christie’s explained that the piece “Everydays: the first 5,000 days“, consists of an image in JPG format, and is the first completely digital work of art auctioned off such a large house.

The work has a unique non-fungible token (NFC), a technology based on blockchain integrated to guarantee its authenticity in the digital format and that also allows its sale to be carried out through the cryptocurrency Ether.

Beeple began the work on May 1st, 2007 with a drawing by the artist’s uncle, Jim, and continues with images of all kinds created during his lifetime. One of them, from September 2013, he created it in three minutes before taking his wife to the hospital to give birth, and another created in 2014 and with the text “kill me”, whichhe made after suffering food poisoning.

The mozaico closes on the 5,000th day, January 7 of this year, and incorporates recurring characters from his caricatured work such as Donald Trump. Michael Jackson, Kim Jong-un, Mickey Mouse, Pikachu, Buzz Lightyear, and Mario.

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