Kim Yo-Jong

On Saturday, North Korea's state media referred to the girl, who is expected to be between ten and twelve years old, as a "great person of guidance" a term that is usually reserved only for top leaders and their successors. Analysts said this was the first time Kim's daughter - never named by Pyongyang but identified as Ju Ae by South Korean intelligence - had been identified as such by the North. Ju Ae, who often appears next to her father at major public events (pictured), has reignited rumors that she might have been chosen as the next head of the nuclear-armed North for a third hereditary lineage. Ju Ae was seen wearing binoculars to watch recent paratroop drills, standing beside her father and senior military figures in a picture published by Pyongyang on Saturday. It was then believed that Kim Yo Jong (inset), the Supreme Leader's eldest sister, was being lined up to replace him as the fourth generation of leaders under the Kim Dynasty. However, the hawkish propaganda chief has made fewer public appearances since then, lowering her notoriety.

According to a survey that confirmed the gift, it was not disclosed what kind of car Putin gave the North Korean dictator or how it was delivered. However, observers said it could be in breach of a United Nations resolution that has banned the export of luxury items to North Korea in an attempt to pressure the country to abandon its nuclear program. Kim Yo Jong's sister and another North Korean official accepted the gift on Sunday and told her brother's thanks to Putin, according to the Korean Central News Agency.

On Sunday, the tyrant and his 'heir apparent' were seen around Kwangchon Chicken Farm, donning white coats as they inspected rows of caged hens and their trademark black jackets as they examined the produce outside. They may have been commemorating what seems to be his 40th birthday, which is expected to take place on January 8, but his espionage hasn't announced the date. Kim Ju Ae, who is expected to be ten years old and the middle of Kim's three children, is regularly referred to as Kim's'most beloved' child by North Korean state media, and has been a fixture of state propaganda since she first appeared in just over a year ago. The father and daughter were seen kissing one another on the cheek as they marked the New Year in Pyongyang's packed stadium before touring a missile launcher factory in matching leather jackets last week.