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In this image made from a video, New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, left, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in shake hands in Auckland, New Zealand Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018. Ardern says New Zealand will soon allow smoother immigration procedures for visitors from South Korea and plans to improve pension portability between the two countries. (NZ POOL via AP)

South Korea says no timeframe set for visit by Kim Jong Un

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

In this image made from a video, South Korean President Moon Jae-in, center, prepares to leave after a wreath laying ceremony at the Auckland War Memorial Museum in Auckland, New Zealand Monday, Dec. 3, 2018. Moon says U.S. President Donald Trump told him he has a &quot;very friendly view&quot; of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and wants to grant his wishes if he denuclearizes. (TVNZ via AP)

S. Korea’s Moon: Trump wants to grant Kim Jong Un’s wishes

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-In participate in a signing ceremony for the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement at the Lotte New York Palace hotel during the United Nations General Assembly, Monday, Sept. 24, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump, South Korea’s Moon Jae-in discuss new North Korea summit at G-20

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

A South Korean train runs on the rail track, which the two Koreas hope to eventually use as an international transport link, near to the border village of Panmunjom in North Korea, in Paju, South Korea, Friday, Nov. 30, 2018. The two Koreas plan to start an 18-day joint survey Friday, of the North Korean railroad sections along the country's eastern and western coasts, as they move to reduce tensions across the heavily armed border. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Koreas survey North’s railways in hopes of joining networks

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

Trucks carrying insecticide wait to leave for North Korea at the Unification Bridge, in Paju, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018. South Korea has sent about 50 tons of insecticide to North Korea to help stop a pine tree disease from spreading. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

South Korea sends insecticide to North to save pine trees

Associated Press

National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow said President Trump believes there is a good chance a deal will be reached on the trade war with the Chinese. (Associated Press/File)

Inside the Ring: U.S.-China deal at G-20 prompts fears

By Bill Gertz

FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2018, file photo, South Korean Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon, left, shakes hands with his North Korean counterpart Ri Son Gwon after exchanging the joint statement during their meeting at the southern side of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, South Korea. South Korea says the United Nations Security Council has granted sanctions exemption for surveys on North Korean railroad sections the Koreas want to connect with the South. (Korea Pool/Yonhap via AP, File)

Koreas gain UN sanctions exemption for joint rail survey

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

US and South Korea to scale back major military exercise

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

In this photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, smoke from an explosion rises at a North Korean guard post in North Korea, is seen from South Korea, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018. North Korea on Tuesday blew up some of its front-line guard posts as part of an agreement to ease tensions along its heavily fortified border with South Korea, Seoul's Defense Ministry said. (South Korea Defense Ministry via AP)

Seoul: North Korea destroys 10 guard posts to lower tensions

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

In this Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018, photo, smoke from an explosion rises as part of the dismantling of a South Korean guard post in the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas in Cheorwon, as a North Korean guard post sits high in the upper left. North Korea on Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018, blown up some of its own frontline guard posts as part of agreements to ease tensions in its heavily fortified border with South Korea, Seoul’s Defense Ministry said. (Jung Yeon-je/Pool Photo via AP) **FILE**

N. Korea destroys guard posts in DMZ

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaking during a news conference at the State Department in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

US sounds word of caution on expansion of Korea ties

By MATTHEW PENNINGTON - Associated Press

US adds Russian-born South African to financial blacklist

By MATTHEW PENNINGTON - Associated Press

North Korea Resolve Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Consistency, the hobgoblin in North Korea

By Jed Babbin

FILE - In this Sept. 12, 2018, file photo, North Korean customers get assistance at a supermarket in Pyongyang, North Korea. One of the biggest mysteries among North Korea economy watchers is how the country has managed to maintain stable exchange rates despite intense sanctions, political tensions and a swelling trade imbalance. The North claims it simply shows how strong the economy really is. But outside experts say it could reflect anything from tight loan policies and government restrictions on speculative dealing to a massive sell-off of state assets. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

North Korea’s stable exchange rates confound economists

By ERIC TALMADGE - Associated Press

In this March 12, 2014, file photo, a North Korean soldier, center top, looks at the southern side as three South Korean soldiers guard at the border village of Panmunjom, which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, South Korea. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File) **FILE**

North Korea deports American even as it boasts of new weapon

By Hyung-jin Kim and Kim Tong-hyung - Associated Press

South Korean army soldiers patrol along the barbed-wire fence in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Friday, Nov. 16, 2018. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed the successful test of &quot;a newly developed ultramodern tactical weapon,&quot; the nation's state media reported Friday, though it didn't describe what sort of weapon it was.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

A look at Americans who have been detained in North Korea

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

The Latest: US official: American on plane from North Korea

Associated Press

North Korea to deport American it detained for illegal entry

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

In this June 12, 2018, file photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump shake hands at the conclusion of their meetings at the Capella resort on Sentosa Island in Singapore. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool, File)

Trump and Kim Jong-un to meet before North Korea provides list of weapons and missile sites: Report

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Key UN committee condemns North Korea’s rights violations

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press