{
  "id": 16681245,
  "title": "N. Korea's Kim vows to deepen ties with Vietnam in reply to its leader Lam",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/n-koreas-kim-vows-to-deepen-ties-with-vietnam-in-reply-to-its-leader",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-27T00:37:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/northkorea/20261027/n-koreas-kim-vows-to-deepen-ties-with-vietnam-in-reply-to-its-leader-lam"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has expressed his intention to strengthen bilateral relations with Vietnam in response to a letter from Vietnamese President To Lam, as reported by Pyongyang's state media. The letter, sent on September 9th to commemorate the 78th anniversary of North Korea's founding, highlighted the growth in the traditional friendship and cooperation between the two nations following their meeting in October of the previous year. In his reply, which was received on Monday, Kim stated that the relationship would continue to expand and develop in the mutual interests of both peoples. In his previous letter, Lam acknowledged the steady strengthening of ties since the summit and affirmed that both nations had fulfilled their leaders' agreements. He further emphasized Vietnam's willingness to collaborate with North Korea in promoting regional and global peace and stability. The relations between the two countries have notably improved since Lam's historic visit to North Korea in October, the first such visit by a top Vietnamese leader in 18 years. In May, Vietnamese Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung met with his North Korean counterpart, Choe Son-hui, in Pyongyang.",
  "summary": "North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has pledged to deepen his country's ties with Vietnam in a reply to President To Lam, Pyongyang's state media said Tuesday. Lam sent a letter to Kim on Sept. 9 to mark the 78th anniversary of North Korea's national founding. \"The traditional relations of friendship and cooperation between the two countries, which entered a new development period after our Pyongyang…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "N. Korea's Kim vows to deepen ties with Vietnam in reply to its leader Lam",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/n-koreas-kim-vows-to-deepen-ties-with-vietnam-in-reply-to-its-leader",
        "published": "2026-10-26T23:09:03.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}