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Trump and Kim are due to meet in Hanoi from February 27 to 28
After Trump revealed the summit would take place in the Vietnamese capital
As preparations kick into high gear for the peace talks
After the White House says Trump will again meet Kim near the end of February
Also criticises lack of progress in denuclearisation of Korean Peninsula and China’s “unfair” trade practices
Two sides meet face-to-face for the first time since tariff truce in December
US continues to press North Korean to get rid of its nuclear weapons
Part of Kim’s initiative to shift from reliance on a nearly 1.3 million-strong army to high-tech weapons
Threatens to sour the diplomatic atmosphere as negotiations between his country and the US appear to have stalled
As the sanctions by the North's traditional trading partners China and Russia ease