October saw Kim Jong Un make only four public appearances - the lowest number since January in a year that has been dominated by summitry. The first of his appearances - a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo - was arguably the most important, while a party anniversary and on-the-spot guidances took up the rest of his time.

NK Pro analysis of state media reports on his activities found: 

The biggest development of the Pompeo visit was that the two sides confirmed their agreement to hold a second Kim-Trump summit; Party day celebrations