Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

On August 20, major South Korean newspapers reported on various developments related to the United States and North Korea.

Korean-language dailies covered Trump's statement that he will meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in November (Kyunghyang Shinmun), North Korea's denial of the meeting with Trump (Kookmin Daily), and Trump's assertion that he is pushing for a summit with Kim in November (Donga Ilbo). North Korea also denied the summit with the U.S. (Seoul Shinmun), and Trump reiterated his push for a summit with Kim (Segye Times).

The Chosun Ilbo reported that Trump shakes up the security situation in anticipation of a meeting with Kim Jong-un.

English-language dailies focused on the impact of Trump's actions on military drills between the United States and South Korea. The Korea Herald noted that Trump casts a long shadow over South Korean-U.S. drills (Korea Herald), while the Korea Times highlighted the scaled-back drills as casting uncertainty over the plan to transfer OPCON (Korea Times). The Korea JoongAng Daily reported that the drills were cut short due to Trump's efforts to secure a meeting with Kim (Korea JoongAng Daily).