How do the Australian media report the sudden Trump-Kim summit collapse?

Donald Trump failed to secure a denuclearisation deal with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi.

Donald Trump failed to secure a denuclearisation deal with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi. Source: AAP

Dr Jay Song, Melbourne University’s Senior Lecturer in Korean Studies, said “North Korea think they've done enough” during her appearance on ABC’s The Drum show.


A summit between Donald Trump and the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ended without agreement after the US refused North Korean demands for sanctions relief.

A few hours later, the summit was called off.

The signing ceremony was cancelled, and the official lunch left uneaten.

The SBS Korean program finds out what kinds of perspective has been taken by a range of Australian media including ABC's the Drum in regards to the US-North Korea summit collapse.

[The full story is available on the podcast above]


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