Korea Summit dodges denuclearisation issue

Scepticism abounds over Mr Kim and Mr Moon's focus on inter-Korean peace, leaving denuclearisation details for the summit with Mr Trump.

The choreographed meeting between the two leaders has prompted criticism of trivialising talks meant to thwart the shadows of nuclear conflict on the peninsula.

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Seoul

RECLUSIVE North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's coming-out party was in grand style, an extravaganza of pomp overshadowing serious talks on crucial security issues like denuclearisation. The political theatre created by South Korean President Moon Jae-in obscured the North's nuclear and