[Published: Tuesday June 19 2018]
 Kim Jong-un visits China after Trump summit
BEIJING 19 Jun (ANA) - North Korea's Kim Jong-un is making a two-day visit to China, a week after meeting US President Donald Trump.
It is expected he will discuss sanctions and the commitment he made at the summit, in general terms, to denuclearise the Korean peninsula.
Beijing, North Korea's only economic ally, has already suggested sanctions against North Korea could be eased.
Meanwhile, the US and South Korea have confirmed they have suspended planning for their next joint military drills.
That follows a pledge made by Mr Trump at the Singapore summit.
The visit to China is Mr Kim's third since March, when his first trip abroad since taking office was to meet President Xi Jinping.
His latest visit was, unusually, reported by Chinese state media. But it gave no details on the agenda.
On 12 June, Mr Trump and Mr Kim signed what the US president called a "comprehensive" agreement.
North Korea agreed to denuclearisation - something it had also committed to in talks with South Korea - while Mr Trump said the US would end its joint military exercises with South Korea. (ANA)
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