Top North Korean Officials Travel to US, Singapore in Summit Preparations

Top North Korean Officials Travel to US, Singapore in Summit Preparations
Kim Yong Chol, vice chairman of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party Central Committee, watches the closing ceremony at the Pyeongchang Olympics in South Korea on February 25, 2018. Reuters/Patrick Semansky/Pool/File Photo
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SEOUL/TOKYO—North Korea has dispatched top officials to the United States and Singapore, media reported on Tuesday, the latest indication that the on-again-off-again summit with U.S. President Donald Trump may go ahead.

North Korea’s Kim Yong Chol, vice chairman of the ruling Workers’ Party’s Central Committee, was scheduled to fly to the United States on Wednesday after speaking to Chinese officials in Beijing, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency said, citing an unnamed source.