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| Trump to 'confront North Korea threat' on Asia tour | Trump to 'confront North Korea threat' on Asia tour |
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| US President Donald Trump will travel to five Asian countries in November to participate in regional summits, the White House has announced. | US President Donald Trump will travel to five Asian countries in November to participate in regional summits, the White House has announced. |
| He will visit Japan, China, South Korea, Vietnam, the Philippines and the US state of Hawaii for an 11-day trip. | He will visit Japan, China, South Korea, Vietnam, the Philippines and the US state of Hawaii for an 11-day trip. |
| "The president's engagements will strengthen the international resolve to confront the North Korean threat", the White House statement said. | "The president's engagements will strengthen the international resolve to confront the North Korean threat", the White House statement said. |
| North Korea and the US have engaged in heated rhetoric in recent months. | |
| The Asian country conducted its sixth nuclear test despite international condemnation. | |
| At a speech to the United Nations earlier this month, Mr Trump threatened to annihilate North Korea, saying the country's leader, Kim Jong-un," is on a suicide mission". | |
| In exchange, Mr Kim in a rare statement, vowed to "tame the mentally deranged US dotard with fire". |