Government leaders
North Korea's Kim returns home after visit to Chinese border city
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un returned home on Saturday after a day-long trip to the Chinese border city of Dandong, Beijing’s state media reported, though the purpose of the unannounced visit was not immediately clear. Kim is thought to have crossed into China via a major border bridge that officially opened last week — 12 years after its completion — deepening economic ties between China and diplomatically isolated North Korea. Neither North Korea nor China disclosed Kim’s visit in advance. South Korean lawmaker Youn Kun-young said Kim was “understood” to have met Chinese Premier Li Qiang