Korean leader Kim Jong-un (R) set out for China on January 8, 2019. (Photo: Yonhap / VNA )

The 12-member delegation, led by Mr. Kim Chang-son, landed at Beijing International Airport on a flight of Air China Airlines departing from Pyongyang.

The North Korean delegation is also expected to travel to Hanoi, Vietnam, on weekends and to have discussions with US officials about the preparations for the upcoming summit.