HANOI: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un set off by train for Vietnam on Saturday, for his second summit with US President Donald Trump next week, media reported, and hours later, two witnesses saw a train crossing into China from North Korea. The Trump administration has pressed North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons program, which threatens the United States before it can expect any concessions. Kim left the North Korean capital of Pyongyang at around 5 pm (0800 GMT) in an armoured train, Russia’s TASS news agency said, citing a North Korean diplomatic source. North Korea’s state media has yet to confirm either Kim’s trip to Vietnam or his summit with Trump. Travel by train has been a favourite mode of transport for Kim Jong Un, and his father, Kim Jong Il, and grandfather, Kim Il Sung.

Source: Pakistan Today February 24, 2019 08:53 UTC