(File photo)Barely three months after they met in Singapore, President Donald Trump says he's happy to sit down again with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un. Talks between the US and North Korea have foundered in part because of a fundamental contradiction in worldviews. It's impossible for the US to imagine establishing a peaceful, normal relationship with the North until Mr Kim has completely and verifiably dismantled his nuclear programme. For North Korea, it's impossible to imagine denuclearising until its relationship with the US is peaceful and normal. The commander of US troops stationed in South Korea approved the last move as a "reasonable risk".

Source: Bangkok Post September 13, 2018 21:33 UTC