Trump plans to visit Korea, China, Japan, in November

U.S. President Donald Trump makes his way to his seat at the White House Historical Association dinner at the White House in Washington, DC, on September 14, 2017. / AFP-Yonhap

By Bahk Eun-ji

U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that he plans to visit Korea, China and Japan later this year. Trump said aboard Air Force One that a U.S. delegation would likely make the trip in November, adding that he will "possibly" go to the APEC summit in Vietnam at the same time, AFP reported. The visit will focus on North Korea's nuclear and ballistic weapon programs, and trade.

Trump has said that he will not tolerate Pyongyang developing the capability of hitting the U.S. with a thermonuclear weapon, threatening to rain down "fire and fury" if necessary. But with North Korea on the cusp of marrying a nuclear warhead and intercontinental ballistic missile technology, Trump has struggled to get China to buy into biting sanctions.

Trump will also meet with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping during the trip.