A land of overflowing, merciful sunlight, so dazzlingly bright, A land of the sun, whose very future is splendid. I love you, my great motherland.

The North Korea-United States Hanoi Summit is only ten days away. […] A "glorious failure" after trying to reach the very end [i.e. with nothing left open for discussion] may be preferable to an incomplete agreement whose negative repercussions will linger on and on.