North Korea’s Kim Jong Un arrives in Vietnam
By DW
26 February 2019 |
8:04 am
Kim Jong Un has arrived in Vietnam for a much-anticipated second face-to-face meeting with US President Donald Trump. Trump has said the US is still pursuing the denuclearization of the hermit nation.
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