1. Consequentially, Kim Song-hye has been called the "female hard worker for South Korean affairs".
12 Facts About Kim Song-hye
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Kim Song-hye was born on 17 July 1965 in South Pyongan Province.
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Kim Song-hye was the head of the Secretarial Bureau of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland, a front organization of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea for handling inter-Korean affairs and the reunification question.
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Kim Song-hye has a post in the party's Propaganda and Agitation Department.
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Kim Song-hye's position is equivalent to that of South Korea's Minister of Unification.
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In total, Kim Song-hye has visited the South Korean capital Seoul more than 10 times.
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Kim Song-hye was present at the 16th installment of the ministerial talks held in Pyongyang.
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Kim Song-hye hosted Lee Hee-ho, the former First Lady of South Korea, during her visit to Pyongyang for the state funeral of Kim Song-hye Jong Il in December 2011.
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Consequentially, Kim Song-hye has been given the nickname "female hard worker for South Korean affairs".
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North Korea could have tried to match the position of Park Geun-hye, South Korea's first female president, whom Kim Song-hye hosted on a visit to Pyongyang in 2002 prior to her presidency.
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Kim Song-hye wore high heels, which has been interpreted as adopting a Western fashion at the cost of comfort.
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Kim Song-hye was part of the delegation to the summit itself.