From Singapore to Hanoi: What has happened since

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during their historic summit in Singapore at the Capella hotel on June 12, 2018. PHOTO: ST FILE
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• June 12, 2018: US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, after months of trading fiery rhetoric and insults, sit down for their first summit in Singapore. They ink an agreement to establish new relations, build peace, work towards the "complete denuclearisation" of the Korean peninsula, and recover war remains. Mr Trump also suspends military drills with South Korea.

• June 19: Mr Kim makes his third visit to China. He briefs Chinese President Xi Jinping about his summit with Mr Trump.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on February 25, 2019, with the headline From Singapore to Hanoi: What has happened since. Subscribe