WASHINGTON - US and North Korean officials met Sunday at a border truce village as preparations resumed for a high-stakes, high-drama summit that President Donald Trump said held "brilliant potential" for the North. An extraordinary flurry of diplomacy since then -- much of it led by South Korea -- appears to have put the meeting back on track. The United States currently has no ambassador to South Korea, even as it takes up one of the most delicate diplomatic challenges in years. Within 24 hours of cancelling the summit Trump reversed course, saying it could still go ahead after productive talks were held with North Korean officials. - Kim 'met his match' -James Clapper, director of US national intelligence under former president Barack Obama, told CNN: "I support the letter that President Trump sent...

Source: Bangkok Post May 27, 2018 21:45 UTC