2018 North Korea – United States Singapore Summit
Photographed for The Straits Times.
The 2018 North Korea–United States Singapore Summit, commonly known as the Singapore Summit, was a summit meeting between North Korean Chairman Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump. It marked the first meeting between a U.S. and North Korean leader in history.
A doggo was spotted amongst the crowds awaiting North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong-un's arrival at St. Regis hotel on 10 June, 2018.
Singapore Police Force officers monitoring the media crowd while they await the arrival of North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong-un outside the vicinity of St. Regis hotel on 10 June, 2018.
A South Korean journalist makes do with the limited shared space to go on recording while they await the arrival of North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong-un outside the vicinity of St. Regis hotel on 10 June, 2018.
The shared space for journalists outside the vicinity of St. Regis hotel situated about 60-80 meters away from the designated drop off point for North Korean Kim Jong-un's arrival on 10 June, 2018.
A pool of journalists swarming around the rare sight of a North Korean media official while awaiting the arrival of North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong-un outside the vicinity of St. Regis hotel for the 2018 North Korea–United States Singapore Summit on 10 June, 2018.
As the arrival of North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong-un looms imminent, the Singapore Police Force ramps up security for the North Korean media official who gets into his position outside the vicinity of St. Regis hotel for the 2018 North Korea–United States Singapore Summit on 10 June, 2018.
A North Korean media official had to leave the vicinity because of the overwhelming interest in his presence from other journalists outside St. Regis hotel on 10 June, 2018.
A South Korean journalist snapping a photo of the Singapore Police Force officers on standby while awaiting the arrival of North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong-un outside the vicinity of St. Regis hotel for the 2018 North Korea–United States Singapore Summit on 10 June, 2018.
As word of Kim Jong-un's entourage approaching the hotel reaches the journalists, they flock to the main road to get a glimpse of his entourage outside St. Regis hotel on 10 June, 2018.
There was a tight entourage around Kim Jong-un's arrival at the St. Regis hotel designated drop-off point as they had to ensure the path was secure before he could leave the vehicle on 10 June, 2018.