BANGKOK - Shares fell Thursday in Asia, with South Korea's benchmark sinking 1.8 percent, after talks between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un were ended abruptly without an agreement. The two leaders left the hotel where they met Thursday much earlier than expected and a lunch and joint agreement signing ceremony were cancelled. By cutting short their meeting, the two leaders foiled hopes for an agreement with tangible progress toward ending the North's nuclear program that could have raised confidence across the region, especially in South Korea. Japan's Nikkei 225 index skidded 0.8 percent to 21,385.16 while the Shanghai Composite...
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