Vietnam vows ‘maximum level’ security for Trump-Kim summit

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2019 06:01:44 +0000

 Vietnam vows 'maximum level' security for Trump-Kim summit

HANOI, Vietnam  — With North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on an armored train barreling through China toward Vietnam’s capital, and U.S. President Donald Trump about to board a jet for Hanoi, Vietnamese officials scrambled Monday to finish preparation for a rushed summit that will capture global attention. Officials in Hanoi said they had about […]

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Fire, fury, love? The mythology behind the Trump-Kim summit

Credit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2019 23:45:41 +0000

Fire, fury, love? The mythology behind the Trump-Kim summit

Between the two of them, President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un have created a mythology about the U.S.-North Korean relationship that could gain another chapter when they meet in Hanoi this week for their second summit.

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Trump, Kim impersonators held for questioning by Hanoi police

Credit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2019 02:01:36 +0000

Trump, Kim impersonators held for questioning by Hanoi police

Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump impersonators were held for questioning by Vietnamese police after they appeared in Hanoi, where the US and North Korean leaders will meet next week for a second summit.

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Closing nuclear facility on table as US-North Korea summit nears

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2019 09:14:00 +0000

Closing nuclear facility on table as US-North Korea summit nears

TOKYO — The future of a key North Korean nuclear facility is on the table as leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump prepare to meet in Vietnam next week.

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Cheap and green: Pyongyang upgrades its mass transit system

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2019 02:01:05 +0000

Cheap and green: Pyongyang upgrades its mass transit system

PYONGYANG, North Korea  — Pyongyang is upgrading its overcrowded mass transit system with brand new subway cars, trams and buses in a campaign meant to show leader Kim Jong Un is raising the country’s standard of living.

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Seoul: US, North Korea officials to meet in Asia ahead of summit

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2019 09:48:08 +0000

FILE - In this June 12, 2018 file photo, President Donald Trump shakes hands with North Korea leader Kim Jong Un at the Capella resort on Sentosa Island in Singapore. As he prepares to meet again North Korea's Kim Jong Un, President Donald Trump is replaying many of the same moves, with a suspenseful buildup, make-or-break stakes and dramatic rendezvous in a far-flung locale. But the reality-star president is about to learn if the sequel can compete with the original. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

The United States and North Korea will meet again this month in an unidentified Asian country ahead of their leaders’ planned second summit in Vietnam in late February, South Korean officials said Sunday.

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2nd summit on: Trump meeting Kim in Vietnam on Feb. 27-28

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2019 21:44:13 +0000

2nd summit on: Trump meeting Kim in Vietnam on Feb. 27-28

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he would hold a two-day summit with North Korea leader Kim Jong-un on Feb. 27-28 in Vietnam

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