INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
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Mr Kim and Mr Trump made history last June when they became the first sitting
leaders of the US and North Korea to meet
US President Donald Trump and North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un will begin their
high-profile summit on Wednesday with brief talks, followed by dinner
They are expected to discuss a roadmap for ridding the Korean peninsula of nuclear weapons during the two-day meeting in Vietnam's
capital, Hanoi.Prior to his meeting with Mr Kim, Mr Trump will meet Vietnam's prime minister and other politicians.The pair are then
scheduled to dine at Hanoi's five-star Metropole hotel.Mr Trump tweeted in praise of the host country on Wednesday morning, writing:
"Vietnam is thriving like few places on earth
North Korea would be the same, and very quickly, if it would denuclearize.""The potential is AWESOME," he added.What's the Trump-Kim
schedule looking like Their first encounter will be a 20-minute one-on-one meeting at 18:40 local time (11:40 GMT)
It will be followed by dinner with their aides, according to the White House
Image copyrightGetty ImagesThe two leaders will attend a series of meetings together on Thursday, but their exact agenda is unknown
It's expected that any major events - the signing of agreements or significant press conferences - will take place on Thursday.What has
North Korean media said about their meetingNorth Korean state media praised Mr Kim for making the 4,000km (2,485 mile) trip, with state
paper Rodong Sinmun dedicating four out of its six pages to it.It said North Koreans had reacted to his visit with "boundless excitement and
emotion", and urged people to work harder to "give him reports of victory when he returns".Image:'I really miss our leader'The paper also
added that his overseas trip had cause some of its citizens sleepless nights, with one woman telling a state broadcaster saying that she
"really missed" him.Why are they meeting againThe Hanoi meeting is expected to build on the groundwork of what was achieved at the Singapore
summit last June.That meeting produced a vaguely-worded agreement, with both leaders agreeing to "work towards denuclearisation" - though it
was never made clear what this would entail.Little diplomatic progress was made following the summit
This time round, both leaders will be very conscious of the need to answer their critics with signs of concrete progress
However, Mr Trump appeared to be managing expectations ahead of the summit, saying he was in "no rush" to press for North Korea's
denuclearisation."I don't want to rush anybody
I just don't want testing
As long as there's no testing, we're happy," he said.Washington had previously said that North Korea had to unilaterally give up its
nuclear weapons before there could be any sanctions relief.Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption
Nothing concrete was
produced as a result of the first historic summit
Why VietnamIt's an ideal location for many reasons
It has diplomatic relations with both the US and North Korea, despite once having been enemies with the US - and could be used by the US as
an example of two countries working together and setting aside their past grievances.Image copyrightReutersImage caption
Mr Trump waves a Vietnamese flag during a meeting with Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc
