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. |