North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is reported to have used his own private jet to fly to Dalian for his meeting this week with Chines e President Xi Jinping.
Could his decision to fly to China mean that Kim is preparing for what may be a North Korea-U.S. summit in Singapore?
Lee Seung-jae has the details.
A different venue, and a different mode of transportation for North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on his second trip to China in just over a month.

" Our Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un left Pyongyang on the morning of May 7th via private jet."

Kim, who's known to take his private jet during trips around North Korea, made his first trip by air outside the country.
The distance between Pyongyang and Dalian is a mere 360-kilometers,... but experts believe the decision to go by plane was more about him just wanting to get there quicker than he would have by car or train.
Watchers say Kim may be preparing for his upcoming meeting with President Trump,... with reports signaling the summit could be held in Singapore.
With North Korea's airplane technology limited to Soviet-era planes,... many question whether his private jet is actually capable of flying over four-thousand kilometers to Singapore.
Stopping halfway to refuel could also prove embarrassing, by showing the limits of the aircraft,... and where to stop would also be tricky.
Others say the recent trip isn't a test of the jet's capability,... but to further show his image as a leader,... and to craft a different image to that of his late father Kim Jong-il... who was known to be afraid of flying.
In recent years, Kim Jong-un has staged a series of photo-ops designed to show that not only does he not share his father's fear of flying,... but that he's even a pilot.
Dubbed "Air Force-Un" by many,... will Kim's aging personal jet be able to make it all the way to Singapore?
Some say that should be the least of his worries as he prepares for his big meeting with President Trump;... a summit where the stakes for both sides couldn't be higher.
Lee Seung-jae, Arirang News