N. Korea bans citizens from having same name as Kim Jong-un’s daughter
North Korean authorities are requiring people with the same name as Kim Jong-un’s daughter, Ju-ae, to change their names as it is now reserved for those of “the highest dignity.”
On Wednesday, the Ministry of Security in Chongju, a city in North Pyongan province, gathered citizens with the name “Ju-ae” and ordered them to change their names, a resident from the city told Radio Free Asia on Thursday.
A source from South Pyongan province also told the news agency that people were given one week to change their name.
Authorities told the parents of a 12-year-old girl in Chongju that her birth certificate must be changed, as the name is now reserved for people of “the highest dignity,” the source added.
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North Korean authorities are requiring people with the same name as Kim Jong-un’s daughter, Ju-ae, to change their names as it is now reserved for those of “the highest dignity.”
On Wednesday, the Ministry of Security in Chongju, a city in North Pyongan province, gathered citizens with the name “Ju-ae” and ordered them to change their names, a resident from the city told Radio Free Asia on Thursday.
A source from South Pyongan province also told the news agency that people were given one week to change their name.
Authorities told the parents of a 12-year-old girl in Chongju that her birth certificate must be changed, as the name is now reserved for people of “the highest dignity,” the source added.
Source and more: https://news.yahoo.com/n-korea-bans-citizens-having-224046044.html