North Korea’s top diplomat, Ri Su Yong, wrapped up his journey to Southeast Asia days earlier than expected, canceling a scheduled visit to Indonesia, South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reported on Tuesday.

On October 24, Ri, vice-chairman of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK), left Pyongyang to participate in the 18th of the International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties (IMCWP) in Hanoi and to visit Indonesia, North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported.