“Hyangdo” - for the first time, Pyongyang state media referred to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's teenage daughter Kim Ju-ae in that korean term, which means a “great person of guidance”. It's also a term typically reserved exclusively for top leaders and their successors in North Korea.

On this episode of Morning Shot, Oh Joon, Professor of United Nations studies, Kyung Hee University weighs in on its significance, and whether a third hereditary succession in North Korea is drawing close. Prof Oh is also Former South Korean Ambassador to Singapore and the UN.

Presented by: Emaad Akhtar

Produced & Edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)

Photo credits: STR / KCNA VIA KNS/AFP/File