Seoul, South Korea (CNN) Kim Jong Un has reportedly given his sister, Kim Yo Jong, partial authority to oversee "general state affairs" in order to ease the North Korean leader's workload, according to South Korean intelligence. Kim Yo Jong was not the only one given an increased portfolio, the NIS said. It's trying to clean up parts of the country after deadly flooding while also keeping the coronavirus pandemic at bay . North Korean state-run news agency KCNA admitted as much Thursday, when it reported that Kim would convene a senior meeting with the country's top leaders. The piece blamed the stagnant economic situation on "severe internal and external situations and unexpected manifold challenges."

Source: CNN August 21, 2020 05:03 UTC