00:00Now, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un appears to be taking steps to consolidate his daughter's
00:05position as successor. In fact, there are signs she is providing input on policy matters,
00:11South Korean lawmakers said, citing a spy agency briefing.
00:17South Korea's National Intelligence Agency, NIS, will be closely watching whether the daughter,
00:22believed to be named Kim Joo-ae, attends an upcoming meeting of the ruling Workers' Party
00:27and how she is presented, including whether she takes on any official title.
00:32Joo-ae, who is believed to be in her early teens, has been increasingly prominently featured in North
00:37Korea's state media, accompanying her father on field guidance including inspections of weapons
00:42projects amid speculation by analysts that she is being groomed as the country's fourth-generation
00:48leader. North Korea has announced the Workers' Party will convene the inauguration meeting of
00:54the Ninth Congress in late February, an event that analysts believe will unveil major policies
00:59goals for coming years on the economy, external affairs and defense.
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