South Korea Views Daughter of North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un as His Likely Successor

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter, Kim Ju Ae, attend a ceremony for the construction of a new street in Pyongyang in this undated photo released on Feb. 26, 2023, by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency. (KCNA via Reuters) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un walks with his daughter, Kim Ju Ae, and his wife, Ri Sol Ju, while attending a banquet to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Korean People's Army, in Pyongyang, Feb. 7, 2023. (Korean Central News Agency via Reuters)

The young daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is seen as her father's likely heir apparent, South Korea's spy agency said Thursday, its first such assessment on the preteen who was unveiled to the outside world a little more than a year ago.