The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been given a promotion in the ruling party structure during a rare party congress, state media reported Tuesday.
The Workers' Party Central Committee on Monday named Kim Yo Jong -- previously a deputy department director -- as a full department director, Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said.
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