WASHINGTON, D.C.: US President Donald Trump and his South Korean counterpart held talks Thursday (Friday in Manila) on how to halt North Korea’s nuclear drive, but remained at odds over whether to isolate or engage the Pyongyang regime.

Trump welcomed the newly-elected South Korean President Moon Jae-In to the White House for a formal dinner that preceded the heavier lifting that was to come later in the evening during talks on what to do about their ongoing standoff with the North.

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