The two women who prop up Kim Jong-un

By Sam Kim
Updated January 27 2015 - 4:08am, first published 1:33am

One sports a Christian Dior handbag and favours Western clothes. The other carries a notebook and wears dark uniforms. These fashion opposites are the two most influential women in North Korea.

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