Kim is seeking support in Pyongyang's nuclear deadlock with the U.S. His armoured train rolled in to the Tsarist-era station in Russia's Pacific port city of Vladivostok, where the summit will take place on Thursday. Wearing a long black coat and fedora, Kim stepped out onto a red carpet on the station platform before making his way outside where he was received by an honour guard and military band. His limousine drove off after the ceremony, bodyguards in suits running alongside. The talks, only confirmed at the last minute, will be Kim's first face-to-face meeting with another head of state since returning from his Hanoi summit with U.S. President Donald Trump, which broke down in February without a deal on the North's nuclear arsenal. "I hope this visit will be successful and useful," Kim told Russian television in the border town of Khasan, where women in folk costumes welcomed him with bread and salt in a traditional greeting. "I hope that during the talks... I will be able to … [Read more...] about North Korea’s Kim in Russia for first talks with Putin
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North Korea”s Kim arrives home after Trump summit
SEOUL: North Korea's Kim Jong Un arrived home on Tuesday (Mar 5), state media said, completing his marathon journey through China after his Hanoi summit with US President Donald Trump ended without a nuclear deal. North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (centre) waves before boarding his train at the Dong Dang railway station in Lang Son, Vietnam, on Mar 2, 2019. (YE AUNG THU/AFP) Kim's return to Pyongyang marked the end of an epic 4,000-kilometre journey - on board his olive green armoured train - from Vietnam, where his much-hyped second summit with Trump came to an abrupt halt last week. His talks with the US leader were followed by an official visit to Vietnam, with Kim paying tribute to the country's late revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh. "Kim Jong Un ... arrived at home on Tuesday after successfully wrapping up his official goodwill visit to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam," the official KCNA news agency said. "At 3 o'clock in the early morning, his train entered the railway … [Read more...] about North Korea”s Kim arrives home after Trump summit
Vietnam, North Korea set to bolster long-standing friendship – VnExpress International
As the world turns towards the second meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump in Vietnam’s capital city later this month, a quiet reaffirmation of longstanding ties between North Korea and Vietnam will also take place. When Kim Jong-un arrives in Hanoi, he will resume a history that has been left untouched for 55 years. He will be the first North Korean leader to visit Vietnam after his grandfather and the founding leader of North Korea, Kim Il Sung. Kim Il Sung, the first leader of North Korea, led the country from its establishment in 1948 until his death in 1994. He held the posts of Premier from 1948 to 1972 and President from 1972 to 1994. During his time in office, Kim Il Sung visited Vietnam twice, in 1958 and 1964. Back in the 1950s, Vietnam and North Korea were close to each other because of the similarities they shared. Both the nations were divided by outside forces, and they had a mutual enemy, the U.S. Both received support … [Read more...] about Vietnam, North Korea set to bolster long-standing friendship – VnExpress International
Vietnam, North Korea set to bolster long-standing friendship
As the world turns towards the second meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump in Vietnam’s capital city later this month, a quiet reaffirmation of longstanding ties between North Korea and Vietnam will also take place. When Kim Jong-un arrives in Hanoi, he will resume a history that has been left untouched for 55 years. He will be the first North Korean leader to visit Vietnam after his grandfather and the founding leader of North Korea, Kim Il Sung. Kim Il Sung, the first leader of North Korea, led the country from its establishment in 1948 until his death in 1994. He held the posts of Premier from 1948 to 1972 and President from 1972 to 1994. During his time in office, Kim Il Sung visited Vietnam twice, in 1958 and 1964. Back in the 1950s, Vietnam and North Korea were close to each other because of the similarities they shared. Both the nations were divided by outside forces, and they had a mutual enemy, the U.S. Both received support … [Read more...] about Vietnam, North Korea set to bolster long-standing friendship
North Korea’s Kim inspects testing of newly developed ‘tactical’ weapon
North Korea's Kim inspects testing of newly developed 'tactical' weapon - KCNAThe Saigon Times Daily North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects a construction site in Yangdeok, in this undated photo released on October 31, 2018 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) – PHOTO: REUTERS SEOUL (REUTERS) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected the testing of a newly developed tactical weapon, calling it “another display of our rapidly-growing defence capabilities to the whole region,” North Korean state media said on Friday. It was the first mention by state media of a new development in North Korea’s weapons program in months. “This result today is a justification of the party’s policy focussed on defence science and technology, another display of our rapidly-growing defense capabilities to the whole region, and a groundbreaking change in strengthening our military’s combat capabilities,” Kim said. KCNA said the test … [Read more...] about North Korea’s Kim inspects testing of newly developed ‘tactical’ weapon