March 29, 2024
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Speculation grows that Kim Jong Un may travel to Vietnam by train

DPRK leader may seek to emulate father and grandfather's long-distance rail trips, sources say

Speculation that Kim Jong Un could travel to an upcoming planned second U.S.-DPRK summit in Hanoi by train grew in Japanese and South Korean media on Monday, in line with what NK News has this month learned from an informed source.

A delegation led by DPRK leader Kim Jong Un's de facto chief of staff Kim Chang Son was spotted on Sunday at Lang Son train station – situated on the Vietnam-China border – video captured by Japan's Fuji TV showed, prompting extensive speculation in South Korean media that the North Korean leader, too, might travel to Hanoi by train.

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