PHOTOS North Korean media staff in Vietnam A North Korean media representative films in front of the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi, the venue of the second North Korea-U.S. summit on Thursday, the second day of the two-day summit in Hanoi, Vietnam. YonhapA North Korean media representative waits outside the North Korean embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam, for the North's leader Kim Jong-un on visit, Tuesday. Kim visited the embassy and met officials and their families, a day ahead of his summit with U.S. President Donald Trump. YonhapNorth Korean media representatives take photos outside the Dong Dang Railway Station, Vietnam, ahead of North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un's arrival on Tuesday. EPA-YonhapFeb 28, 2019
PHOTOS Locals cheer the leaders in Hanoi Nguyen Hoang Hiep, 14, a Vietnamese citizen, holds a copy of "Trump: Never Give Up" in Vietnamese ― an autobiography of United States President Donald Trump ― on Wednesday night as he waits for the American leader's motorcade to pass through Hanoi's Hoan Kiem district at the end of the first day of Trump's two-day summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in the city. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-sukSitting in front of the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi in the Hoan Kiem district, Hiep, left, shows support for Trump with a cap symbolizing the President and his Republican Party and bearing the party's signature slogan “Make America Great Again.” Korea Times photo by Choi Won-sukVietnamese residents, from children in school uniforms and holding Vietnamese national flags to grown-ups waving those of North Korea and the United States, line the streets near the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi in the Hoan Kiem district, Thursday, as they wait to catch a glimpse of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and United States President Donald Trump on the second day of their summit in the Feb 28, 2019By Ko Dong-hwan
Trump: 'Sanctions were deal breaker' U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as Sec of State Mike Pompeo looks on during a news conference after a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019, in Hanoi. APThe nuclear summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un collapsed Thursday after the two sides failed to reach a deal due to a standoff over U.S. sanctions on the reclusive nation, a stunning end to high-stakes meetings meant to disarm a global threat.Trump, in a news conference after the abrupt end to the talks, said the breakdown occurred over North Korea's insistence that all punishing sanctions the U.S. had imposed on North Korea be lifted without Pyongyang committing to eliminate its entire nuclear arsenal.``Sometimes you have to walk,'' Trump explained, adding that an agreement was ``ready to sign.''``I'd much rather do it right than do it fast,'' the president said. ``We're in position to do something very special.''Both leaders motorcades roared away from the downtown Hanoi summit site within minutes of each other after both a lunch and the signing ceremony were sFeb 28, 2019
No deal from Trump-Kim summit: White House Captured from Washington Post reporter David Nakamura’s twitter U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong-un cut short their second summit Thursday without reaching an agreement, a stunning collapse of talks that caused both leaders to leave their Vietnam meeting early and cancel a planned signing ceremony.White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said the leaders had a ``very good and constructive meeting'' and discussed ways to advance ``denuclearization and economic driven concepts.'' She said their teams ``look forward to meeting in the future.Both leaders motorcades roared away from the downtown Hanoi summit site within minutes of each other after both a lunch and the signing ceremony were scuttled. Trump's end-of-summit news conference was moved up and White House aides said he would address the sudden change in plans.The breakdown came just hours after Trump and Kim appeared to inch toward normalizing relations between their still technically-warring nations as the American leader tamped down expectations that their talks would yield an agreFeb 28, 2019
Trump, Kim discussing 'everything' - including human rights North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump attend an extended meeting in the Metropole hotel with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, White House national security adviser John Bolton, acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho and Kim Yong-chol, vice chairman of the North Korean Workers' Party Committee, during the second North Korea-U.S. summit in Hanoi, Feb. 28. ReutersBy Jung Min-hoU.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that he would discuss everything, including human rights, with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at their summit in Hanoi.Before sitting down for a second round of talks that day, the two briefly took questions from the media.A journalist asked Kim if he would be “discussing human rights” with Trump.While Kim's interpreter was translating the question, Trump cut in and said, “We're discussing everything … We're having very, very productive discussions.”Feb 28, 2019By Jung Min-ho
Kim 'welcomes' US liaison office in North Korea North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un speaks during a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the second U.S.-North Korea summit at the Sofitel Legend Metropole hotel in Hanoi on February 28. AFPNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un said Thursday he remains committed to the denuclearization of his country, saying that otherwise he wouldn't be having talks with U.S. President Donald Trump in Hanoi.Speaking to a pool reporter at the start of an expanded meeting involving top officials of the two sides following one-on-one talks with Trump, Kim also said that they were talking about concrete denuclearization measures."If I weren't willing to do that, I wouldn't be here right now," Kim said in response to a question whether he's ready to denuclearize. Asked again if he's willing to take concrete denuclearization steps, Kim said, "That is what we are discussing right now."Kim also said he would welcome the opening of a U.S. liaison office in Pyongyang."I think it is something that is worth welcoming," he said, indicating the issue will be included in their much-anticipated Hanoi declaration to sFeb 28, 2019
Trump pressured to raise North Korea's human rights issues U.S. President Donald Trump looks at North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during their one-on-one meeting in Hanoi, Feb. 28. ReutersBy Jung Min-hoWorking toward a nuclear deal with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, U.S. President Donald Trump remains silent on the regime's brutal human rights abuses, leaving advocates worried that he may not address the issue.Ahead of the two leaders meetings in Hanoi on Feb. 27-28, human rights groups urged Trump to raise the issue directly with Kim.“Over a year ago, President Trump stood in front of Congress and pledged to challenge North Korea's human rights record,” said Francisco Bencosme, advocacy manager for Asia-Pacific at Amnesty International's U.S. branch. “Since then, President Trump has repeatedly disregarded the human rights of the North Korean people to gain favor with Kim Jung-un. His silence in the face of relentless and grave human rights violations has been deafening.”“The people of North Korea have endured enforced disappearances, arbitrary detention, forced labor in prison camps, a total absence of press fFeb 28, 2019By Jung Min-ho
Kim: 'making efforts for good results'; Trump: 'no rush on North Korea' U.S. President Donald Trump, right, holds a meeting with North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un during the second U.S.-North Korea summit at the Sofitel Legend Metropole hotel in Hanoi on February 28, 2019. AFPHANOI ― U.S. President Donald Trump said again Thursday that he is in "no rush" with North Korea as he headed into a second day of talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Hanoi."Speed is not that important. To me, I very much appreciate no testing of nuclear rockets and missiles," Trump said at the start of one-on-one talks, with Kim seated to his right.The remark suggests a long road ahead to denuclearize the North."Chairman Kim and I had a great talk about that last night. We had a very good talk about that. Again, I am in no rush. We don't want the testing. We've developed something very special with respect to that," he said.The "no rush" remark, which Trump has made repeatedly in the run-up to their meeting, has fed speculation that the president is lowering expectations for the summit and possibly backing down from the U.S. goal of complete denuclearization of the regime.Feb 28, 2019
A break-in at North Korean embassy in Spain; computers stolen North Korea embassy in Madrid, Spain. Captured from GoogleSpain is probing an incident linked to the North Korean embassy in Madrid, the interior ministry and police said Wednesday, which Spanish media described as a break- in by people who stole computers."We are investigating," a ministry spokesman told AFP, saying the probe centred around "mild injuries to a North Korean citizen in the street."A police source, who refused to be named, said the mysterious incident had taken place "near the embassy," describing the incident as "unusual."The interior ministry spokesman said the North Korean embassy had not filed any official complaint.Online news media El Confidencial reported that intruders made their way into the embassy on Friday, tying up and gagging employees for several hours before taking away computers. (AFP) Feb 28, 2019
Kim, Trump hold sincere talks for 'epoch-making results': KCNA North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump held in-depth discussions during their first day of meetings in Hanoi to produce "epoch-making results" at this week's summit, Pyongyang's official news agency reported Thursday."Considerable progress made in the bilateral relations after the Singapore summit were highly appreciated and sincere and deep opinions were exchanged with a view to making comprehensive and epoch-making results in the talks in order to meet the interest and expectation of the whole world for the successful Hanoi summit," the Korean Central News Agency said.The KCNA said their summit in Hanoi started thanks to the "ardent wishes" and "extraordinary determination" of the two leaders to end confrontation and enmity and usher in peace and prosperity in their place. On Wednesday, Kim and Trump held around half an hour of one-on-one talks, the first day of their two-day summit, which was followed by a small group social dinner also involving their top aides. Trump touted "great meetings" and "very good dialogue." Kim said he would do his best to produFeb 28, 2019
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