Vietnam appears to be the most likely contender to host the anticipated second summit between United States President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, and the South-east Asian nation is most willing to do so. Analysts say the venue carries symbolic meaning and will send a signal on what is at stake and how North Korea’s denuclearisation can proceed. RSIS Dr Graham Ong-Webb said holding the summit in Vietnam, which is in China’s core geopolitical orbit, “only makes sense if the Trump administration seeks to resolve the Korean peninsula crisis in a way that also sticks it to China”.