Where is Kim Keon-hee? S.Korean First Lady’s absence raises questions


File picture of South Korea's First Lady Kim Keon Hee arriving for a State Dinner at the White House in Washington, DC on April 26, 2023. - AFP

SEOUL: Kim Keon-hee is nowhere to be seen. South Korea’s First Lady has been out of the public eye for four months, and her absence shows no signs of ending.

Kim, 51, was last seen in public upon her return from the Netherlands, along with her husband, President Yoon Suk-yeol, in mid-December 2023.

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