Analysis After Hanoi, what? Three indicators to watch for in North KoreaMajor political events, state media rhetoric, and relations with China will be crucial ![]() Kim Jong Un’s return home from Vietnam early morning of March 5 was greeted with a cheering crowd and high-profile media coverage befitting the country’s top leader. Domestic state media’s handling of Kim’s summit with the U.S. President was brief and at best low-key, with the country’s most authoritative daily Rodong Sinmun highlighting Kim’s “successfully completed official goodwill visit” to Vietnam while only mentioning the DPRK-U.S. summit in passing. In a more direct expression of discomfort with the latest DPRK-US summit, North Korea’s official news agency KCNA © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |