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Trump-Kim Summit

Kim Jong Un aide arrives in Vietnam for Trump summit prep

Slow pace of North Korean denuclearization feared, as US grows flexible on aid

Kim Chang Son, a close aide to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, leaves the Metropole Hotel in Hanoi on Saturday.   © Reuters
TSUYOSHI NAGASAWA, YOSUKE ONCHI and TOMOYA ONISHI, Nikkei staff writers | North Korea

WASHINGTON/SEOUL/HANOI -- Ahead of Kim Jong Un's meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in Hanoi at the end of the month, the North Korean leader has sent a close aide to smooth the grounds for the second summit.

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