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President Trump participates in a working luncheon hosted by Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in Singapore on Monday. Officials from both delegations also attended the luncheon.

Who's Who At Tuesday's Trump-Kim Summit In Singapore

7:14pm June 11, 2018

When President Trump and Kim Jong Un meet on Tuesday, it will be the result of strenuous diplomacy by officials from the U.S., North Korea and other countries. Here are some of the key figures.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and Secretary of State Madeleine Albright met in Pyongyang on Oct. 23, 2000. Tong Kim (between Albright and Kim) served as the State Department interpreter.

The Pressures Of Being An Interpreter At A High-Stakes Summit

11:39am June 11, 2018

by Danny Hajek

President Trump doesn't speak Korean and little is known about Kim Jong Un's English skills. The best interpreters serve as both linguists and diplomats. They understand the politics behind the words.

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In this handout provided by Ministry of Communications and Information of Singapore, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrives in Singapore on June 10, 2018.

Trump And Kim Eager To Declare Success In Singapore 'No Matter What Happens'

8:00am June 11, 2018

by Scott Horsley

President Trump says he expects to know quickly whether North Korea is serious about surrendering its nuclear weapons. But Pyongyang has fooled the U.S. in the past.

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President Donald Trump boards Air Force One for a trip to Singapore to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

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Trump Withdraws Endorsement Of G-7 Communique Over Trudeau Statements

10:24pm June 09, 2018

by Shannon Van Sant

President Trump tweeted his remarks from Air Force One on his way to the North Korea summit.

A residential building in Dandong, a city near China's northeast border with North Korea. Local authorities have tried to curb speculation in the property market.

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Real Estate Jumps In Chinese City Bordering North Korea

6:50pm June 08, 2018

by Rob Schmitz

Investors from across China have flooded to Dandong, the commercial gateway to the Korean Peninsula.

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South Koreans protest against the April 27 inter-Korean summit, when North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in met at the border.

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Will Trump Raise North Korea's Human Rights Abuses At Summit With Kim Jong Un?

5:53pm June 07, 2018

by Elise Hu

"No regime has oppressed its own citizens more totally or brutally than the cruel dictatorship of North Korea," the president said in January. Human rights experts fear the issue may be ignored now.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un views the Hwasong-15 missile in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency. The missile is believed to be capable of reaching the continental United States.

'Complete, Verifiable, Irreversible' A Tough Goal For North Korea Summit

8:43pm June 06, 2018

by David Welna

The Trump administration's terms for North Korea's denuclearization verge on the impossible, some former negotiators say: "There's no way of doing something that's irreversible, that I know of."

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Politics & Government

Transcript: Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, On Trump-Kim Summit

5:00am June 05, 2018

by Rachel Martin

Schumer, D-N.Y., and other top Democrats sent a letter to President Trump yesterday, laying out tough demands ahead of Trump's summit with North Korea. He talks about them with NPR's Rachel Martin.

President Trump walks with Kim Yong Chol (left), top deputy to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, after their meeting at the White House on Friday.

Politics & Government

President Trump: Summit With Kim Jong Un Is On For June 12

5:08pm June 01, 2018

by Scott Horsley

President Trump says his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is back on for June 12 in Singapore. The announcement follows a White House meeting with Kim's top deputy Kim Yong Chol.

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North Koreans watched a video screen in Pyongyang showing Korean Central Television news presenter Ri Chun Hee as she announced that the country had successfully tested a hydrogen bomb on Sept. 3, 2017.

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What Summit? On North Korean TV, The News Is All About Rice Farming

4:26pm June 01, 2018

by Elise Hu

"There's a big risk for the North Koreans in telegraphing too much to their own people ahead of time," says Martyn Williams, who monitors North Korean TV. "So what they do," he says, "is wait."

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