The Trump administration has pressed North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons programme, 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. It could take Kim at least two and a half days to travel the thousands of kilometres through China by train to Vietnam. 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: bd News24 February 23, 2019 14:03 UTC