North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho in Hanoi, Vietnam. Photo: EPA

This Week in Asia / Politics

After US advice, is North Korea trying to copy Vietnam?

A high-level meeting raises speculation Pyongyang is looking to emulate Hanoi’s experience of mixing communism and economic reform

Topic | North Korea

Bennett Murray

Published: 6:15pm, 30 Nov, 2018

Updated: 4:33pm, 1 Dec, 2018

North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho in Hanoi, Vietnam. Photo: EPA

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