Trump says Kim summit date, venue agreed, announcement soon

US President Donald Trump said today that a date and venue for his landmark summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have been decided, and will shortly be made public.

"We now have a date and we have a location, we'll be announcing it soon," Trump told reporters as he left the White House on a trip to Texas.

"We're having very substantive talks with North Korea and a lot of things have already happened with respect to the hostages," added the president, who recently hinted at imminent news about three Americans detained in North Korea.

"As I said yesterday, stay tuned," Trump said. "I think you will be seeing very, very good things.