Vietnam tightens security at border station ahead of Kim Jong Un visit


A worker is seen at the train station where North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is expected to arrive, at the border town with China in Dong Dang, Vietnam February 21, 2019. REUTERS/Kham

DONG DANG, Vietnam (Reuters) - Vietnamese police have stepped up security at a remote rail station on the Chinese border where North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is expected to enter the country by train next week ahead of a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Vietnam is preparing for Kim to arrive by train for the Feb. 27-28 summit in the capital, Hanoi, two sources with direct knowledge of security and logistics planning told Reuters on Wednesday.

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