South Korea hopes for talks between US and North Korea after Trump downsizes military drills

South Korea has expressed hopes for resumption of diplomacy between the U.S. and North Korea to ease animosities on the Korean Peninsula. The South Korean announcement on Monday comes hours after U.S. President Donald Trump said he ordered annual U.S. military exercises with South Korea to be scaled back. He cites his good relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The 11-day Ulchi Freedom…