US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has held “productive discussions” with the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, the State Department said in a statement following the two-hour meeting. The sides particularly “discussed the upcoming second summit between President [Donald] Trump and Chairman Kim [Jong-un] and refined options for the location and date of that next […]
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Diplomatic delicacies: What was on the menu at the Trump-Kim summit?
North Korea’s Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump enjoyed a mouthwatering lunch, complete with prawn cocktail, dauphinoise potatoes and vanilla ice cream, during their historic summit in Singapore. The political heavyweights met at the Capella Hotel island resort to bash out a deal to scrap nuclear weapons on the Korean Peninsula. The meeting was […]
Trump-Kim summit: An 80-year-old Supreme Court table used for historic meeting
National Gallery of Singapore. The only Singaporean presence at the first-ever discussions between United States President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was a historic tabl0, previously used by the Supreme Court of Singapore. The table was part of a suite of bespoke furniture designed in 1939 by local craftsmen for the Supreme Court. […]
Trump-Kim Summit: Trump is pushing for North Korea’s denuclearisation, but Kim has his own agenda
Reuters. Denuclearisation is the hottest topic on the cards for the Trump-Kim summit. Trump’s administration emphasised that progress heavily depends on Kim’s eagerness to denuclearise. If North Korea gave up its nuclear arsenal, it would lose its most valuable bargaining chip. With US President Donald Trump and North Korea leader Kim Jong Un now in […]
'Permanent' peace will be discussed at Trump-Kim meeting – KCNA
North Korean state media has confirmed that the leaders of North Korea and the US will focus on ensuring permanent peace and a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula in Singapore. Pyongyang says it hopes for a “new” start with the US. The expected key points on the agenda of the much-anticipated meeting between Kim Jong-un and President […]
Singapore and ant-nuke group offer to pay the cost of the Trump-Kim Jong Un summit
Damir Sagolj/Reuters Nobel Prize winning anti-nuclear campaign group ICAN has offered to pay for the cost of the historic summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump. The offer comes after a media report that the cash-strapped North may have trouble bearing the cost of its leader’s stay in Singapore […]
‘Unscripted remarks & bombastic rhetoric’ could derail planned Trump-Kim meeting
The bombshell news of a planned face-to-face meeting between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un has met mixed reactions. They range from cautions optimism to fears that “unscripted” remarks by the US President might derail the progress. The announcement that Donald Trump has accepted Kim Jong-un’s invitation to a personal meeting to discuss North Korea’s denuclearization […]