Ri Sol-ju makes rare public appearance after nearly 18 months, highlights daughter

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's wife Ri Sol-ju made a rare public appearance the first in about a year and a half.

According to reports by the regime's media Ri joined her husband and their daughter Ju-ae at the completion ceremony of the Wonsan-Kalma tourist zone earlier on Tuesday.

Ri appeared to be carrying a Gucci bag while dressed modestly in contrast to the white formal suit of her daughter Ju-ae.

Officials here in Seoul suggest that Ri's subdued presence next to her daughter could be an attempt to maintain the public spotlight on Ju-ae.