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FILE - In this April 15, 2011, file photo, Park Sang-hak, center, a refugee from the North who now runs the group Fighters for a Free North Korea from a small Seoul office, and South Korean conservative activists prepare to release balloons bearing leaflets condemning North Korean leader during an anti-North Korea rally against &quot;The Day of the Sun,&quot; the anniversary of Kim Il Sung's birth 99 years, at the Imjingak Pavilion near the border village of Panmunjom in Paju, South Korea. Park said Friday, April 30, 2021, he launched 500,000 propaganda leaflets by balloon into North Korea this week in defiance of a contentious new law that criminalizes such actions. The balloons read &quot;Overthrow Kim Jong Il's dictatorship.&quot; (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, file)

Activist says he flew 500K leaflets across Koreas’ border

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

South Korea and Japan Cooperation Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Time is ripe for cooperation between South Korea and Japan

By Mitchell Blatt

Threats to National Security Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Addressing threats to U.S. national security

By Joseph R. DeTrani

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a medical worker disinfectants herself at a testing lab of KingMed Diagnostics Group Co., Ltd. in Shijiazhuang in northern China's Hebei Province on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. (Mu Yu/Xinhua via AP) ** FILE **

China nixed biowarfare meeting as coronavirus queries increased

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un speaks during a ceremony to break ground for building 10,000 homes, in Pyongyang, North Korea, Tuesday, March 23, 2021. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP) ** FILE **

North Korean propaganda spike suggests looming challenge to Biden, U.S.

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un delivers a closing speech at the Sixth Conference of Cell Secretaries of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang, North Korea, Thursday, April 8, 2021. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

Russian envoy says ‘no famine’ in North Korea, describes ‘extra-harsh’ COVID-19 restrictions

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden listens as he meets with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga in the State Dining Room of the White House, Friday, April 16, 2021, in Washington. Others are Secretary of State Antony Blinken, from left, national security adviser Jake Sullivan, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Kurt Campbell, coordinator for the Indo-Pacific on the National Security Council. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Biden says U.S. cooperation with Japan ‘vital’ at first in-person meeting with foreign leader

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Women dance near the Arch of Triumph on the Day of the Sun, the birth anniversary of late leader Kim Il Sung, in Pyongyang, North Korea Thursday, April 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)

N Koreans mark founder’s birthday amid economic difficulties

Associated Press

In this June 5, 2019, file photo, Russian President Vladimir Putin, center right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, center left, enter a hall for talks in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia. Putin and Xi have developed strong personal ties helping bolster a strategic partnership between the two former Communist rivals. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool, File)

China, Russia remain prime threats to U.S. security, interests, intelligence survey finds

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un delivers a closing speech at the Sixth Conference of Cell Secretaries of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang, North Korea, Thursday, April 8, 2021. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

Kim Jong-un compares North Korea’s economic woes to 1990s famine

By Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

In this undated photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, front right, visits the site of a planned area of riverside terraced houses in Pyongyang, North Korea. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: &quot;KCNA&quot; which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

Kim says North Korea facing its ‘worst-ever situation’

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2018, file photo, Kim Yo Jong, right, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's sister, and Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea, center, observe with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, second from left, and first lady Kim Jung-sook during the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Friday, Feb. 9, 2018. North Korea has decided not to participate in this year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo as it continues a self-imposed lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic. A website run by the North's Sports Ministry said the decision was made during a national Olympic Committee meeting on March 25, 2021 where members prioritized protecting athletes from the “world public health crisis caused by COVID-19.” (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

EXPLAINER: Why is North Korea skipping the Tokyo Olympics?

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

FILE - This March 25, 2021, file photo provided by the North Korean government, shows what it says a test fire of newly developed new-type tactical guided projectile by the Academy of Defense Science, at an undisclosed place in North Korea. Japan extended its own sanctions against North Korea for another two years as Pyongyang continues to develop its nuclear weapons without any progress in resolving the abductions of Japanese nationals. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: &quot;KCNA&quot; which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

Japan extends its own North Korean sanctions another 2 years

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

A woman wearing a protective mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walks near banners for Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games Wednesday, March 31, 2021, in Tokyo. North Korea has decided not to participate in this year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo as it continues a self-imposed lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic. A website run by the North's Sports Ministry said the decision was made during a national Olympic Committee meeting on March 25, 2021 where members prioritized protecting athletes from the “world public health crisis caused by COVID-19.” (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) **FILE**

North Korea says it won’t participate in Tokyo Olympics

By Kim Tong-Hyung - Associated Press

This undated file photo distributed by the North Korean government shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, center, at an undisclosed location in North Korea. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

Satellite images show new activity at key North Korean nuclear lab

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden delivers a speech on infrastructure spending at Carpenters Pittsburgh Training Center, Wednesday, March 31, 2021, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

EDITORIAL: Biden should answer North Korea’s missiles with a missive

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

UN takes no action on latest North Korea missile tests

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

FILE - This March 25, 2021, file photo provided by the North Korean government, shows what it says a test fire of newly developed new-type tactical guided projectile by the Academy of Defense Science, at an undisclosed place in North Korea. North Korea on Monday, March 29, 2021, accused the United Nations of a “double standard” over its dealings of the North’s recent missile launches, warning it of a serious consequence. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: &quot;KCNA&quot; which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

N. Korea accuses UN of double standard over missile firings

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks during the virtual summit of the leaders of Australia, India, Japan and the U.S., a group known as “the Quad&quot;, at his official residence in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, March 12, 2021. (Kiyoshi Ota/Pool via AP)

Japanese PM Suga expects to invite Biden to Tokyo Olympics

By STEPHEN WADE and MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

This photo provided by the North Korean government, shows what it says a test fire of newly developed new-type tactical guided projectile by the Academy of Defense Science, at an undisclosed place in North Korea, Thursday, March 25, 2021. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: &quot;KCNA&quot; which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

EXPLAINER: North Korean missiles getting more agile, evasive

By KIM TONG-HYUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press