A ceremony to sign a “joint agreement” between the two leaders was scheduled, raising expectations for a diplomatic breakthrough.
Tag: North Korea
Intelligent, Bright and Merciless: A North Korean Official’s Take on Kim Jong-un
Thae Yong-ho, a former diplomat who defected to South Korea in 2016, said in an interview that the North Korean leader had no intention of relinquishing his nuclear weapons.
What a Korean War Peace Deal Could Mean, Decades After the Fighting Stopped
While the outlines of an accord between North and South Korea have been considered for decades, the new Trump-Kim meeting has raised expectations.
Seeking North Korea Deal, Trump Seems Willing to Ease U.S. Demands
Arriving in Hanoi for a second meeting with Kim Jong-un, President Trump sounds as if he is retreating on his ambition to eliminate the North’s nuclear arsenal.
Photos From the Trump-Kim Summit in Vietnam
How does it feel on the streets of Hanoi during the second summit meeting between President Trump and Kim Jong-un? These images give a taste.
Cozy Up to U.S., Vietnam Tells North Korea. Look What It Did for Us.
Calling on old ties with North Korea, the Vietnamese suggest that Kim Jong-un could benefit from their approach of holding China at bay while courting the United States.
What’s at Stake as Trump and Kim Jong-un Meet Again
As President Trump and Kim Jong-un arrived in Hanoi, Vietnam, the goal of denuclearization remained elusive.
Kim Jong-un Arrives in Vietnam, for a Visit About More Than Trump
Political and historical symbolism will lie just below the surface as the North Korean leader visits Vietnam for a summit with President Trump.
Koreans in Japan Embrace the North as the World Shuns It
Among the descendants of families that came to Japan when Korea was its colony, there is hope that a political thaw could ease the North out of its isolation.
Trump and Kim May Declare End of War at Summit, South Korea Says
An armistice ended fighting in the Korean War, but the United States and North Korea are still technically at war. This week’s summit meeting in Vietnam could change that.