January 18, 2019

Update: The White House announced Friday afternoon that a second summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will take place near the end of February 2019. 

On Friday, political economist and Asia 21 Young Leader June Park ('17) joined ABC News Australia to talk about a possible second summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Park, an adjunct professor of global affairs at George Mason University Korea, points out that Vietnam has emerged as a front-runner for hosting the summit because of the country's geographical location and development model—a mixture of a market economy and "authoritarian leadership" that Park believes could appeal to Kim.   

Following is an excerpt of the interview tweeted by ABC News.

Talks between Pompeo and Kim Yong Chol in Washington could see the 2nd US-N.Korea summit take place in Vietnam, political economist, @junepark tells @yveyong .. as the US works towards denuclearisation on the Korean peninsula #TheWorld pic.twitter.com/S3DpwqjOnF

— ABC News (@abcnews) January 18, 2019

Listen to the full live interview published by ABC News on January 18, 2019 by clicking here.