US, South Korea halve duration of joint drills after Trump order | East Asia Tonight (Aug 19)

Seoul says exercise will still meet objectives, maintain combined defence posture despite the change. Also on East Asia Tonight: Trump reportedly seeks November summit with North Korean leader; and Unitree shares soar on Shanghai debut.

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