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TRUMP-KIM SUMMIT

Despite summit, North Korea still a nuclear threat, says Trump

WASHINGTON (AFP, WASHINGTON POST) - United States President Donald Trump cited an “unusual and extraordinary threat” to US national security as he acted on Friday (June 22) to maintain long-standing economic restrictions on North Korea, including the freezing of any assets in the United States.

Interactive

Interactive: Which Singapore landmark will Trump and Kim strike a pose against?

The pressure is on for the perfect photo op on June 12 in Singapore. We line up 11 possible spots.

Trump-Kim summit: The road to Singapore

Why was Singapore chosen as the venue for the meeting between Mr Trump and Mr Kim, and what were the likely outcomes predicted? Read our special report to recap.

SPECIAL REPORTS

North Koreans keeping their eyes on the prize

The sanctions, if continued, threaten to plunge the North Korean economy into a serious crisis - perhaps as early as next year. Equally importantly, and ominously, they also threaten the existence of the royal court economy, the regime's financial lifeline.

VIDEOS

Trump-Kim summit: Kim Jong Un gave unwavering commitment to denuclearisation, says Trump

But sanctions on North Korea will remain till complete denuclearisation takes place, which Mr Trump said could take a long time.  

Trump thanks PM Lee for Singapore's hospitality, thinks Trump-Kim summit will 'work out nicely'

"We have a very interesting meeting in particular tomorrow, and I think things can work out very nicely," said Mr Trump at the Istana.

Trump-Kim summit: Business as usual on Sentosa on eve of meeting

A day before the historic summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, business went on as usual in Sentosa. Security is high at Capella Singapore but visitors were still able to enjoy the attractions on the other parts of the island.

Web Specials

Trump-Kim summit: Other landmark meetings Singapore hosted, including the Xi-Ma summit

Singapore played host to two landmark summits between China and Taiwan - the 2015 meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and then-Taiwan president Ma Ying-jeou, and the 1993 Wang-Koo talks.

Trump-Kim summit in Singapore: How will they get here and where will they land?

Now that it is confirmed that the historic summit will take place in Singapore on June 12, attention has turned to where the talks will be held, how the two leaders will arrive and where they will land.

Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un: A timeline of events

From name-calling to planning a summit, US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are now scheduled to meet in Singapore on June 12, 2018. Here is a look at some of the key milestones in their on-again, off-again relationship.

Key players

Key players in US-Korea diplomacy: Donald Trump

From coming dangerously close to blows to agreeing to sit down for historic talks, it has been a roller-roaster ride not only for the two main protagonists, Washington and Pyongyang, but also the rest of the world. Here's a look at the players in the high-stakes diplomacy.

Key players in US-Korea diplomacy: Moon Jae In

From coming dangerously close to blows to agreeing to sit down for historic talks, it has been a roller-roaster ride not only for the two main protagonists, Washington and Pyongyang, but also the rest of the world. Here's a look at the players in the high-stakes diplomacy.

Key players in US-Korea diplomacy: Xi Jinping

From coming dangerously close to blows to agreeing to sit down for historic talks, it has been a roller-roaster ride not only for the two main protagonists, Washington and Pyongyang, but also the rest of the world. Here's a look at the players in the high-stakes diplomacy.

Key players in US-Korea diplomacy: Shinzo Abe

From coming dangerously close to blows to agreeing to sit down for historic talks, it has been a roller-roaster ride not only for the two main protagonists, Washington and Pyongyang, but also the rest of the world. Here's a look at the players in the high-stakes diplomacy.

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Kim Jong Un uncensored: 7 impressions gleaned from historic summit

SEOUL - For years, he has been regarded by much of the outside world as a ruthless dictator, the face of a hermit kingdom intent on developing weapons of mass destruction when its people are starving. It was a very different Kim who faced the world last Friday.

Views on historic meeting between two Koreas and the Panmunjom Declaration

SEOUL -North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae In met in the Demilitarised Zone on Friday and agreed to pursue a permanent peace treaty and the complete denuclearisation of their divided peninsula.

PHOTO GALLERIES

In Pictures: PM Lee has bilateral meeting, working lunch with Donald Trump

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong hosted US President Donald Trump and his delegation to a bilateral meeting and working lunch at the Istana on the eve of the landmark Trump-Kim summit.