North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is on a train chugging across China toward Vietnam. He's meeting President Trump in Hanoi for their second summit. The long train ride signals Kim is concerned about safety, but also, perhaps, show.
Bruce Harrison reports from Seoul.
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After three and a half days, Kim Jong-un is expected to reach the Vietnamese border with China.
From there, he'll likely ride in a motorcade to Hanoi.
Vietnamese media report part of a highway has been closed and the military has swept it for mines.
Safety may not be the only consideration for train and not plane.
A former presidential advisor in Seoul said it's strategic.
According to Tak Hyeon-min, Kim's luxury train-ride puts his journey in the news.
And, says Tak, it highlights that train travel is possible from Pyongyang to Hanoi…
and possibly someday from South Korean cities.
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