Here's Why Kim Jong Un Took a Train to Vietnam Instead of Flying

Instead of taking a short flight to Vietnam's capital, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un rattled through China on his armored train, journeying south from Pyongyang over 2,000 miles to meet President Donald Trump for their second nuclear summit. This was no high-speed rail.

On Tuesday, after a reported 60-hour, or two-and-half day trip, the 35-year-old leader of the world's most secretive hermit kingdom alighted at the railway station in Dong Dang, Vietnam.

Instead of taking a short flight to Vietnam's capital, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un rattled through China on his armored train, journeying south from Pyongyang over 2,000 miles to meet President Donald Trump for their second nuclear summit. This was no high-speed rail. On Tuesday, after a reported 60-hour, or two-and-half day trip, the 35-year-old leader of the world's most secretive hermit kingdom alighted at the railway station in Dong Dang, Vietnam.