News / World by Press Association 27/02/2019, 11:57 am Updated: 27/02/2019, 12:14 pm Send us a story Sign up to our Daily newsletter President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have exchanged greetings as they kicked off their second summit in Hanoi, Vietnam. The two leaders exchanged handshakes, laughs and small talk at the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi, where they were scheduled to meet for 20 minutes before sitting down for what the White House has described as a “social dinner”. Mr Trump told reporters of the meeting: “We look forward to it, we both do.” Asked whether he might formally end the Korean War, he responded: “We’ll see.” Mr Trump has made the case that North Korea could thrive economically like Vietnam if the North ends its pursuit of nuclear weapons. Mr Trump said: “We’ll see what happens, but he wants to do something great.” There has been a carnival-like atmosphere in the Vietnamese capital, with street artists painting likenesses of the leaders and vendors selling T-shirts emblazoned with their faces. It stands in contrast to the serious items on the agenda: North Korea’s pursuit of nuclear weapons and peace on the Korean Peninsula. Speaking earlier…