Singapore says foreign minister to visit Pyongyang

Singapore's foreign minister will make a two-day trip to Pyongyang this week, its government said today, as preparations for a summit in the city-state between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un accelerate.

Vivian Balakrishnan will pay an official visit to the North Korean capital tomorrow and Friday at the invitation of the North's Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho, Singapore's foreign ministry said in a statement.