Little progress has been made in direct talks between the United States and North Korea, Yonhap New Agency reported Nov. 10. The two countries are in contact through several channels, including "Track 1.5" meetings and the New York channel between the two countries' diplomatic missions to the United Nations in New York. U.S. President Donald Trump is on a 12-day Asia-Pacific tour in an effort to increase pressure on North Korea, among other things.