SEOUL, August 4, 2018 (MENA) - The top diplomats of South Korea and the United States held one-on-one talks in Singapore on Saturday on North Korea and alliance issues on the sidelines of ASEAN-hosted annual sessions, Yonhap news agency reported. The meeting between South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo came amid indications of trouble in efforts for the "complete denuclearization" of Korea under the April 27 inter-Korean summit and the June 12 talks between the leaders of the US and the North. The South's minister briefed Pompeo on the latest developments of inter-Korean relations and future steps, according to her ministry.