Analysts said the editorial was not official policy but likely reflected Pyongyang's thinking.
'Dull' Clinton
The writer, Han Yong-mook - described as a Chinese North Korean scholar - said Mr Trump's policy on US troops would make the North's "Yankee Go Home" vision come true.
North Korea has long wanted US troops to leave the Korean peninsula.
Image copyrightAFPImage captionThe editorial said US citizens should vote for Mr Trump instead of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.
It suggested Mr Trump's statement that he not to get involved in any conflict between North and South Korea was "fortunate from North Koreans' perspective".
The writer also said US voters should reject Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, calling her "dull".
Image copyrightAFPImage caption“It is up to the decision of my Supreme Leader whether he decides to meet or not, but I think his [Trump's] idea or talk is nonsense," said an envoy for Pyongyang
"The president that US citizens must vote for is not that dull Hillary, but Trump, who spoke of holding direct conversation with North Korea," said Mr Han.
One North Korea observer said the article was "very striking".
"Admittedly it is not exactly Pyongyang speaking, but it is certainly Pyongyang flying a kite, or testing the waters", said Aidan Foster-Carter of Leeds Universitywriting in NK News.
North Korea had earlier this month dismissed Mr Trump's proposal to discuss Pyongyang's nuclear program with Mr Kim as "just a gesture".
"I think his (Trump's) idea or talk is nonsense," So Se-pyong, North Korea's ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, had told Reuters.
VW admitted last year that it installed software to cheat US emissions tests.
It has already set aside more than €16bn to pay for costs arising from the scandal.
The German giant has agreed a deal with the US Department of Justice in which it will buy back and "substantially" compensate more than 500,000 American owners of its diesel cars affected by the emissions cheating.
"In the first quarter, we once again managed to limit the economic effects of the diesel issue and achieve respectable results under difficult conditions," Mr Mueller added.
Group sales revenue fell 3.4% to €51bn in the period.
VW stuck with its prediction of a 5% fall in 2016 sales revenue compared with last year, "depending on economic conditions - particularly in South America and Russia - and exchange rate developments as well as against the backdrop of the diesel issue".
"2016 will be a transitional year for Volkswagen... we remain confident that our operating business will again record solid growth this year," Mr Mueller added.
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