[US-NK Summit] Trump says ‘fantastic progress’ made at summit

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that his meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been “really fantastic,” adding that they were heading to a signing ceremony. Speaking to reporters after the working lunch, Trump said that their meeting has gone better than expected and that “fantastic progress” has been made. Trump added that he and Kim were going to “a signing” ceremony, heading back toward the building of the Capella hotel in Singapore, where the summit convened earlier in t

June 12, 2018

[US-NK Summit] Trump, Kim take stroll after working lunch: report

SINGAPORE -- US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un took a walk near the Capella Hotel, their summit venue, in Singapore after a working lunch Tuesday, local media reported. North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un (R) walks with US President Donald Trump (L) during a break in talks at their historic US-North Korea summit, at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore on Tuesday. (AFP) US President Donald Trump and North Korea leader Kim Jong-un stop to talk with the media a

June 12, 2018

[US-NK Summit] Warm words from North Korea on Cold War frontier

PANMUNJEOM, North Korea -- On the world's last Cold War frontier, where troops have long faced off at the truce village that divides the two Koreas, propaganda broadcasts have fallen silent and soldiers from the North are hopeful a historic summit will herald a new era for their country.The blue huts of Panmunjeom are emblematic of the truce that stopped the fighting in the Korean War, and a favoured destination for visiting US leaders looking to demonstrate their resolve to face down the North.

June 12, 2018

[US-NK Summit] 'I'm so happy': Dennis Rodman weeps as Trump and Kim meet

SINGAPORE -- Former NBA star Dennis Rodman openly wept on television in a live interview from Singapore as President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un met for the first time.The eccentric former reality television star is one of the few westerners to have spent time with Kim during multiple visits to Pyongyang and the two struck up an unlikely friendship over their shared love of basketball. Rodman also goes back years with Trump and appeared on his "Celebrity Apprentice" show.In

June 12, 2018

[US-NK Summit] Trump, Kim chat over lunch of beef short ribs

President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un are chatting over a lunch of beef short ribs, sweet and sour crispy pork, and braised codfish.  Details released by the White House show that lunch began Tuesday with a prawn cocktail and avocado salad, and green mango kerabu with honey lime dressing and octopus.  Side dishes included potato dauphinois, steamed broccolini, fried rice and Asian vegetables.  Dessert included dark chocolate tartlet and Haagen-Dazs vanilla ice cream. (AP-Yon

June 12, 2018

[US-NK Summit] Tensions then smiles as Kim and Trump reach hands across history

Steadily, almost warily, the two leaders approached each other on a colonnaded verandah, their hands outstretched as a gaggle of media watched from a platform and the rest of the world looked on.Weeks in the making after decades of war, antagonism and venom, the first encounter between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump was a crucial moment.Within the first minute in Singapore, the US president had proclaimed, he would know whether a deal over the North's nuclear arsenal was possib

June 12, 2018

[US-NK Summit] Kim seen crafting image as Trump's equal, legitimate leader

SINGAPORE -- Stepping toward US President Donald Trump for a handshake Tuesday, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un strived not to betray any anxiety in the apparent hopes of projecting an image as an equal and legitimate head of state.Having strengthened his hand with nuclear arms and long-range missiles, Kim, relatively new to the game, entered a high-stakes showdown with the unorthodox leader of the world's superpower, who threatened just last year to rain down "fire and fury" on the communist re

June 12, 2018

[US-NK Summit] Key developments leading up to US-N. Korea summit

The following is a chronology of major developments in the relations between the United States and North Korea in 2018 leading up to the first-ever summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un on Singapore's resort island of Sentosa on Tuesday.2018 March 8 -- Chung Eui-yong, South Korean President Moon Jae-in's top security advisor, and Suh Hoon, chief of the National Intelligence Service, meet with US President Donald Trump in Washington and convey North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's intention to

June 12, 2018

[US-NK Summit] Trump tells Kim a 'terrific relationship' beckons as summit begins

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump shook hands and smiled cautiously as they met at their historic summit in Singapore on Tuesday, in which the two men will look for ways to end a nuclear standoff on the Korean peninsula.Should they succeed in making a diplomatic breakthrough, it could bring lasting change to the security landscape of Northeast Asia, like the visit of former US President Richard Nixon to China in 1972 led to the transformation of China.“Nice to meet yo

June 12, 2018

[US-NK Summit] S. Korea buzzing with talk of Trump-Kim summit

South Korea was buzzing with talk of the historic meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Tuesday, with all major TV stations showing live images from Singapore and citizens voicing hope for peace or misgivings about the communist nation.The Trump-Kim meeting also overshadowed the nationwide local elections just one day away amid views it will serve as a big boon for the ruling party of President Moon Jae-in credited with successfully brokering the first-

June 12, 2018

[Newsmaker] Who joined Trump, Kim at summit table?

The first session of the summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was joined by only the two leaders’ respective translators, but they were joined by their aides at the expanded bilateral meeting. (Yonhap)Trump was flanked by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, chief of staff John Kelly and national security adviser John Bolton, as previously announced by the White House. Sitting across the table from the US team were North Korean leader Kim, Kim Yong-chol, fir

June 12, 2018

[US-NK Summit] Moon ‘ardently hopes’ for success of US-NK talks

President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday expressed hopes for the success of the US-North Korea summit, saying that he had a sleepless night in anticipation of the meeting. “The North-US summit has started. Perhaps the minds of our people are on Singapore. I too spent a sleepless night,” Moon said at Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting. President Moon Jae-in thoughtful on the day of US-NK summit. (Yonhap) Moon Jae-in watches live broadcast of Trump-Kim summit from Seoul (Yonhap)The weekly meeting started with the

June 12, 2018

[Photo News] Trump, Kim lock hands, kicking off historic summit

US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un shook hands and opened a monumental summit Tuesday on the island of Sentosa in Singapore.The two leaders were framed in an extraordinary, globally-broadcast image for a summit that could either result in a step toward peace or increase threats of nuclear weaponry. The two arrived consecutively at the venue, the Capella luxury resort hotel, by their respective limousines. In this image made from video provided by Host Broadcaster Media

June 12, 2018

[US-NK Summit] Trump confident of ‘tremendous success’

SINGAPORE -- US President Donald Trump on Tuesday expressed confidence that the historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un would be a “tremendous success.”Speaking in front of cameras ahead of the meeting with Kim, Trump said that the meeting would be a success and that “we will have a tremendous relationship, I have no doubt.”As for Kim, the North Korean leader said that the meeting was arranged in spite of differences, adding that “everything was overcome to make it to this place des

June 12, 2018

[US-NK Summit] Trump, Kim shakes hands, enter talks

SINGAPORE -- The summit meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un got underway Tuesday. Ahead of the talks, Trump and Kim shook hands at 9:05 a.m. Trump and Kim approached from opposite sides to shake hands against the backdrop of North Korean and US flags. The two then walked a short distance to enter a conference room together, followed by US and North Korean officials and journalists. Kim arrived at the venue at about 8:54 a.m., carrying a folder in his lef

June 12, 2018

[US-NK Summit] Fox News host accidentally calls Trump and Kim ‘two dictators’

Host Abby Huntsman of “Fox & Friends” slipped up during a live segment Sunday morning, where she accidentally referred to US President Donald Trump as a dictator.At first, everything appeared to be flowing smooth as Huntsman was covering Trump’s arrival in Singapore for his summit with Kim Jong-un.But as she posed a question to former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci, something unexpected caught the ears of the viewers.“Anthony, talk to us about this moment, I mean, this is

June 12, 2018

[US-NK Summit] Trump, Kim shake hands to open momentous summit

With a handshake, President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong-un kicked off a momentous summit Tuesday, creating an indelible image of two unorthodox leaders as they began a conversation that could determine historic peace or raise the specter of a growing nuclear threat.  In the first meeting of a sitting US president and a North Korean leader, Trump and Kim converged at a luxury resort on Singapore’s Sentosa Island, clasping hands as they stood on a red carpet in front of a backdrop of a

June 12, 2018

[US-NK Summit] Trump, Kim meet in Singapore

SINGAPORE -- The summit meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un kicked off at about 9:00 a.m. Monday at the Capella Resort, Singapore. Kim entered the conference room at about 8:54 a.m., carrying a folder on his left hand. Trump arrived at the site at 9 a.m. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and other officials entered the venue through a different entrance not covered by cameras at about 9:01 a.m.Trump and Kim are scheduled to hold a short one-on-one meetin

June 12, 2018

[Breaking] NK leader Kim Jong-un, US President Trump step out of limousine at venue for summit

June 12, 2018

[US-NK Summit] Trump, Kim arrive at summit venue for historic US-North Korea meeting

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump reached the venue of their historic summit in Singapore on Tuesday, after both sides sought to narrow differences over how to end a nuclear standoff.While Trump was optimistic about prospects for the first-ever meeting of sitting US and North Korean leaders, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo injected a note of caution, saying it remained to be seen if Kim was sincere about his willingness to denuclearize.Officials of the two sides hel

June 12, 2018