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Three North Korean soldiers look at the South side at the spot where a North Korean soldier crossed the border on Nov. 13, 2017, at the Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, South Korea, Monday, Nov. 27, 2017. South Korea is reportedly broadcasting into North Korea news of the recent escape of the North Korean soldier over the rivals' border as part of its psychological warfare against the North. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) ** FILE **

Oh Chong-song, North Korean defector: Youth have ‘no loyalty’ to Kim regime

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

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

Eugene Bell Foundation Chairman Stephen Linton speaks during a news conference in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Nov. 16, 2018. The U.S.-based nonprofit group called for South Korea to take stronger steps to fight a tuberculosis crisis in North Korea it says has worsened under strengthened U.S.-led sanctions over its nuclear weapons and missile program. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

North Korea running low on TB meds, experts fear epidemic

By ERIC TALMADGE and KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

In this Sept. 19, 2018, file photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un speaks during a joint press conference with South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the Paekhwawon State Guesthouse in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Pyongyang Press Corps Pool via AP, File)

Donald Trump rejects North Korea ‘undeclared’ missile site report

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

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)

US analysts locate secret North Korean missile sites

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

Korea Missile Timeline Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Why peace on the Korean Peninsula should be a U.S. priority

By Daniel DePetris

In this Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018 photo, smokes billows from the chimneys of Pyongyang Power Plant in Pyongyang, North Korea. Twenty years after his father almost bargained them away for a pair of nuclear reactors, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has his nuclear weapons - and a nation still plagued by chronic blackouts. But years of sanctions have spurred the North to cobble together a creative smorgasbord of alternative resources, some off the official grid and some flat-out illegal. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Options limited, North Korea lit by flashlights, creaky grid

By ERIC TALMADGE - Associated Press

In this Nov. 4, 2018, photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, a yellow flag is raised at a guard post of South Korea in the demilitarized zone, South Korea. A South Korean Defense Ministry official said on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018, the North and South Korean militaries have completed withdrawing troops and firearms from 22 front-line guard posts as they continue to implement a wide-ranging agreement reached in September to reduce tensions. The flag marks the post that is to be dismantled so that each side can observe the work in progress.(South Korea Defense Ministry via AP).

2 Koreas complete the disarming of 22 guard posts

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

In this Oct. 23, 2018, photo, local tourists walk on the trail at Mount Kumgang, North Korea. At the height of South Korea's policy of engagement with the North, the &quot;Diamond Mountain Resort&quot; area was a symbol of cooperation. More than 2 million South Korean tourists came to visit and some of the South's biggest corporations poured more than a billion dollars into what they hoped would be a world-class travel destination. Today it's almost deserted after Seoul suspended all travel to Kumgang following the fatal shooting of a South Korean tourist in 2008. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Kim’s wooing of investors and slow-walk on nukes bares rift

By ERIC TALMADGE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 1, 2018, file photo, Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel arrives at Moscow's Government Vnukovo airport for an official visit to Russia. Diaz-Canel, arrived in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Sunday, Nov. 4, 2018, agreed with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to expand and strengthen their strategic relations. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Cuban president meets North Korea’s Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang

Associated Press

This combination of two file photos shows U.S. President Donald Trump, left, speaking in the State Dining Room of the White House, in Washington on Feb. 26, 2018, and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attending in the party congress in Pyongyang, North Korea on May 9, 2016. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Wong Maye-E, File)

Mike Pompeo plans talks to prepare new Donald Trump-Kim Jong-un summit

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018 photo, a man rides his electric bike as the Tower of the Juche Idea is silhouetted agains the sunrise in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea is exploring a grand plan to become a regional transportation hub, inspired in part by the successes of Singapore and Switzerland, and would be open to joining world financial institutions such as the International Monetary Fund if current member states give up their &quot;hostile&quot; policies toward it, a senior government economist has told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Economist: NKorea eying Swiss, Singaporean-style success

By ERIC TALMADGE - Associated Press

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke with South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on Sunday. Mr. Moon inquired but received no specifics about Mr. Pompeo's meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. (Associated Press)

Mike Pompeo: North Korea talks progress

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

South Korean President Moon Jae-in, right, talks with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during a meeting at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2018. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon/Pool)

The Latest: Pompeo sees ‘significant progress’ with NKorea

Associated Press

In this Oct. 2, 2018 photo, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets Pakistani Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi at the State Department in Washington. As Pompeo heads off for his fourth trip to North Korea, he faces mounting pressure to produce tangible progress on convincing the country to get rid of its nuclear weapons and delivery systems as President Donald Trump seeks a second summit with leader Kim Jong Un. Pompeo departed Washington on Friday for whistle-stop tour of East Asia that will take him to Japan, North Korea and then South Korea. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Pompeo goes to North Korea under pressure to show progress

By MATTHEW LEE and MATTHEW PENNINGTON - Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday, Aug. 13, 2018, file photo, South Korean, right, and North Korean army soldiers stand guard at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, South Korea. A South Korean government delegation has flown to North Korea to jointly celebrate the anniversary of a 2007 inter-Korean summit and potentially engage in further peace talks. (Korea Pool/Yonhap via AP, File)

South Koreans visiting North Korea for summit anniversary

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

South Korean Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon, left, shakes hands with Ri Son Gwon, chairman of the North Korean agency that handles inter-Korean affairs, at the Pyongyang Airport in Pyongyang, North Korea, Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018. A South Korean government delegation arrived in North Korea on Thursday for a joint celebration of the anniversary of a 2007 summit and to possibly hold further peace talks. (Joint Press Corps Pyeongyang Pool via AP)

South Koreans visiting North Korea for summit anniversary

By Kim Tong-hyung - Associated Press

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North Korea blamed for digital bank heists in 11 countries, funding regime in spite of sanctions

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets Pakistani Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi at the State Department in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018. Pompeo is heading back to North Korea for another round of talks aimed at getting Kim Jong Un to give up nuclear weapons. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Mike Pompeo to meet Kim Jong-un in North Korea

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho addresses the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly,Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018 at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

N. Korea FM: Peace possible, but only if US ends hostility

By FOSTER KLUG - Associated Press