STORY: North Korea's state-television aired on Tuesday (December 23) footage of leader Kim Jong Un attending the opening ceremonies of several hotels in a tourist zone of the country with his daughter Ju Ae, as he sought to highlight the country's economic progress before a key party congress due to take place early next year.

Some analysts view Kim's teenage daughter as the frontrunner to become the country's next leader.

Kim, who attended the ceremonies on Saturday (December 20), visited two of five upmarket hotels that opened over the weekend in Samjiyon tourist zone, in the northeast part of the Korean Peninsula near the border with China, state media showed.

Kim said the hotels were "clear proof of the rising status of our people and the development potential of our country," according to KRT.

The North Korean leader has attended multiple opening ceremonies of facilities in the past month, including three regional factory openings last week alone.

North Korea is expected to hold its first party congress in five years in early 2026, where a new development plan for the next five years is expected to be unveiled.

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VIDEO SHOWS: NORTH KOREAN LEADER KIM JONG UN ATTENDING OPENING CEREMONIES OF HOTELS IN SAMJIYON WITH HIS DAUGHTER

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SHOWS: SAMJIYON, NORTH KOREA (DECEMBER 20, 2025) (KRT - No use North Korea)

1. SNOW-COVERED STREET IN CITY

2. VARIOUS AERIAL SHOTS OF TRAIN BELIEVED TO BE CARRYING NORTH KOREAN LEADER KIM JONG UN RUNNING ALONG TRACK

3. MOTORCADE CARRYING KIM MOVING

4. MOTORCADE CARRYING KIM ARRIVING AT IKAL HOTEL

5. KIM AND HIS DAUGHTER, JU AE, GETTING OUT OF CAR AND PEOPLE SHOUTING AND CLAPPING

6. EXTERIOR OF IKAL HOTEL AND PEOPLE STANDING AT ENTRANCE

7. VARIOUS OF KIM AND DAUGHTER WALKING PAST PEOPLE AS THEY CLAP AND CHEER

8. KIM, DAUGHTER, AND PEOPLE STANDING AT HOTEL ENTRANCE

9. SIGN READING (Korean):“IKAL HOTEL” BEING UNVEILED

10. KIM AND DAUGHTER GOING UP STAIRS, ENTERING IKAL HOTEL

11. KIM AND DAUGHTER HOLDING HANDS AND WALKING IN HOTEL LOBBY

12. KIM AND DAUGHTER WALKING INTO HOTEL ROOM

13. VARIOUS OF KIM AND DAUGHTER CHECKING OUT VARIOUS HOTEL ROOMS

14. KIM SPEAKING TO STAFF AND OFFICIALS AS DAUGHTER LOOKS ON

15. AERIAL SHOT OF MOTORCADE CARRYING KIM AND DAUGHTER ARRIVING AT MILYONG HOTEL

16. KIM AND DAUGHTER GETTING OUT OF CAR

17. KIM AND DAUGHTER HOLDING HANDS AND WALKING IN HOTEL LOBBY, OFFICIALS AND STAFF CLAPPING

18. VARIOUS OF KIM AND DAUGHTER TOURING DINING HALL OF MILYONG HOTEL

19. VARIOUS OF KIM AND DAUGHTER TOURING HOTEL'S INDOOR HOT SPRING

20. VARIOUS OF KIM AND DAUGHTER TOURING OUTDOOR HOT SPRING POOLS