Unexpected message from KimThe negotiations were coming to a close at Hanoi's Metropole Hotel when a North Korean official rushed over to the US delegation. The message amounted to a last-ditch attempt by the North Koreans to reach a deal on some sanctions relief in exchange for dismantling the Yongbyon nuclear complex. US and North Korean officials had been haggling over a shared definition of the sprawling, three-square-mile site and the last-minute overture sought to advance the North Koreans' proposal for dismantling it. Working-level talks between US and North Korean officials leading up to it had yielded little progress, and North Korean officials had even threatened several times to cancel the summit. And satellite images released on Tuesday appear to show that North Korea has begun rebuilding a part of a long-range missile test facility, according to analysts from two respected North Korea monitoring websites.

Source: CNN March 06, 2019 15:00 UTC