WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump is pushing aides for a meeting as soon as this fall with Kim Jong-un, the top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing US officials.

Trump has privately discussed setting up an in-person meeting with Kim during the president's next trip to Asia, officials were quoted as saying, adding that it "could happen in November."

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While Trump sees another one-on-one meeting as a chance to reopen a dialogue with the DPRK, analysts and some US officials said they "wouldn't expect much progress," according to the report.