In May 2019 the South Korean newspaper '' The Chosun Ilbo '' claimed that , in the aftermath of the failed Hanoi summit , Kim Hyok-chol and another four officials had been executed at Mirim Airport , Sadong-guyok , Pyongyang in March 2019 . It was also indicated that some other participants , among them Kim Yong-chol , were sent to reeducation camps . The report remained unconfirmed and unsupported by other sources . In early June , state media of the DPRK published a photo of Kim Yong-chol at a public event with Kim Jong-un and CNN indicated , based on multiple sources , that Kim Hyok-chol was alive and in custody
Hanoi summit
2019 North Korea–United States Hanoi Summit
Kim Hyok-chol