Trump, Kim Jong-Un meet for second summit

Saul LOEB / AFP

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un and US President Donald Trump have met in Hanoi, eight months after they held denuclearisation talks in Singapore.

On Wednesday, Kim and Trump shook hands in front of a row of their countries' flags at the Metropole hotel in the Vietnamese capital.

The leaders are scheduled to hold a 20-minute chat, followed by a dinner with aides.

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