HANOI/SEOUL, (Yonhap) -- A team of North Korean officials visited a popular tourist destination and a car manufacturing facility in Vietnam on Wednesday amid speculation that their leader, Kim Jong-un, may try to study ways to emulate Hanoi's "Doi Moi" reforms during his ongoing trip there.The 20-member delegation visited Ha Long Bay, a picturesque tourist destination located east of Hanoi, and Hai Phong, a major port and industrial city in northeastern Vietnam, according to VnExpress, a local o

HANOI, Vietnam -- Speculation is running rampant as to what kind of deal the US and North Korea will draw up as US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un meet for their summit in Hanoi. Trump and Kim began the two-day summit on Wednesday and are set to wrap up the event Thursday after a number of meetings. Compared with the first US-North Korea summit, which took place in June, Kim this time around appears to have dedicated more time to advance preparations. 　(Yonhap)With the

North Korea has taken the Hanoi summit between US President Donald Trump and its leader Kim Jong-un this week as an apt opportunity to express its interest in Vietnam’s market reform of “doi moi,” amid divided opinions among experts here whether the economic model “fits the mold.”Vietnam, a socialist nation, is often remarked for its economic development, after it successfully promoted a slew of market-oriented reforms in the 1980s and ’90s, recuperating from the damages of the 1954-75 Vietnam W

HANOI, Vietnam -- While every movement of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is being watched by the world, his sister’s close assistance has caught the public‘s attention. As one of the most powerful figures in North Korea, Yo-jong stands next to her brother in all engagements and has been spotted inspecting the summit venue and holding an ashtray for her brother.When the North Korean leader departed Pyongyang for Hanoi on Saturday afternoon for his second summit with US President Donald Trump, Yo

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the economic potential for North Korea is "awesome" if Pyongyang dismantles its nuclear weapons program.Trump made the remark in a Twitter posting, just hours before he meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Hanoi to kick off a two-day summit on the North's denuclearization. In return for denuclearization, the US has dangled the prospect of sanctions relief and foreign investment in the isolated state. (Donald Trump Twitter)"Vietnam is thrivin

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump will meet for about two hours on Wednesday, kicking off a round of high-stakes bargaining on denuclearization, improvement of bilateral relations and lasting peace.They plan to arrive at the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi hotel in the Vietnamese capital at 6:30 p.m. and hold a one-on-one meeting for 20 minutes before sitting down for a small-group "social dinner" that will run for one hour and 35 minutes, according to the White House.

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President Moon Jae-in may visit the US in the near future following the US-North Korea summit, Cheong Wa Dae said Tuesday. “Although President Trump did not specify a date, his saying that (he and Moon) have a lot to talk about raised the idea of a meeting in the near future,” a top Cheong Wa Dae official told reporters Tuesday, referring to Moon’s telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump on Feb. 19. President Moon Jae-in speaks at the Cabinet meeting on Tuesday. Yonhap“If the meeti

It took 66 hours, from Saturday afternoon to Tuesday morning, for North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to travel via train all the way across China to Vietnam. He made the journey in order to sit with US President Donald Trump once again to discuss the North’s denuclearization measures and corresponding steps that the US will take in return. Every move that Kim makes is being closely watched by the international media, not only because the upcoming summit is a high-profile event, but because Kim rare

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un expressed his gratitude to the Vietnamese people for a warm welcome upon his arrival in the country on Tuesday for a summit with US President Donald Trump, a local news outlet reported."I had gone through a journey of more than 3,000 kilometers to Vietnam and thank the country for a warm and enthusiastic welcome," (Yonhap)Kim was quoted as telling Mai Tien Dung, minister of the Vietnamese Government Office, who greeted him at the Dong Dang train station, according

A North Korean propaganda outlet urged South Korea on Tuesday to separate inter-Korean relations from denuclearization issues, a day ahead of the second meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump.Voicing dissatisfaction over slow progress in building ties between South and North Korea, Meari blamed Seoul for dealing with inter-Korean relations within the framework of sanctions by linking ties to Pyongyang’s denuclearization. In this April 27, 2018 file photo, N

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is expected to visit the country's embassy in Hanoi on Tuesday afternoon, multiple diplomatic sources here said.Local police have become suddenly busy in controlling traffic near the embassy, a source said. (Yonhap)Kim arrived in the Vietnamese capital earlier in the day, wrapping up a nearly 70-hour train and road journey from Pyongyang."There's a possibility that he will visit the North Korean Embassy at around 5 p.m.," another source said.He may also meet with