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In this Sept. 12, 2018 photo, North Korean shop assistants work at a supermarket in Pyongyang, North Korea. In the era of Kim Jong Un, North Korea is learning to embrace its inner consumer. The rise of the consumer is a major feature, not a bug, of Kim's plans to strengthen the country's sad-sack economy and lift the people's standard of living. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

North Korea learns to embrace its inner consumer

By ERIC TALMADGE - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo attends a meeting of the United Nations Security Council during the 73rd session of the U.N. General Assembly, at U.N. headquarters, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

Mike Pompeo: U.S., allies must work together to push denuclearization in North Korea

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump hands a pen to South Korean President Moon Jae-In during 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)

Small question, big consequences: Is N. Korea a nuke power?

By FOSTER KLUG - Associated Press

President Trump said he would meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in the "very near future" and would announce a time and place soon. (Associated Press/File)

Donald Trump, Kim Jong-un plan second summit

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

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)

SKorean president: Kim is serious about giving up his bombs

By FOSTER KLUG - 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)

Donald Trump to get special message from Kim Jong-un at United Nations

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

A man carrying an umbrella walks past a display board showing photos of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's recent trip to China outside of the North Korean embassy in Beijing, Saturday, April 21, 2018. China, North Korea's main ally, is welcoming Pyongyang's decision to suspend its nuclear and missile tests. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

North Korean ‘embassies’ a worry if peace breaks out

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks during 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 touts North Korea progress, seizes initiative at U.N. General Assembly

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

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. Kim and South Korean President Moon Jae-in announced in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang this week that Kim has accepted Moon’s request to visit Seoul soon, maybe within the year.(Pyongyang Press Corps Pool via AP, File)

A Kim Jong Un visit to Seoul? It would be surreal challenge

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

South Korean President Moon Jae-in, right, and first lady Kim Jung-sook bow as they leave for Seoul at the Samjiyon airport in North Korea, Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018. (Pyongyang Press Corps Pool via AP)

The Latest: S. Korean diva sings at North Korean volcano

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South Korean President Moon Jae-in, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hold documents after signing at the Paekhwawon State Guesthouse in Pyongyang, North Korea, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018. This week's inter-Korean summit talks ended with a set of sweeping agreements on denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, reducing a military standoff and other reconciliation issues. (Pyongyang Press Corps Pool via AP)

The Latest: Moon, Kim visit crater lake on Mount Paektu

Associated Press

South Korean President Moon Jae-in, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un shakes hands after signing the documents at the Paekhwawon State Guesthouse in Pyongyang, North Korea, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018. (Pyongyang Press Corps Pool via AP)

Donald Trump praises Kim Jong-un denuclearization pledge: ‘Tremendous progress’

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

South Korean President Moon Jae-in, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un shakes hands after signing the documents at the Paekhwawon State Guesthouse in Pyongyang, North Korea, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018. (Pyongyang Press Corps Pool via AP)

Kim Jong-un agrees to dismantle main nuke site if U.S. takes steps, too

By Eric Talmadge and Foster Klug - Associated Press

South Korean President Moon Jae-in, third from left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, third from right, pose for photograph with South Korean delegation at Okryu-Gwan restaurant in Pyongyang, North Korea, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018. (Pyongyang Press Corps Pool via AP)

Koreas’ leaders agree on military, nuclear steps

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

Residents of Pyongyang, North Korea gather in a plaza outside the city’s main train station to watch the news of South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s visit on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2018. Though images of Moon’s arrival had been aired around the world the day before, the first footage was delayed by a day in the North. (AP Photo/Eric Talmadge)

AP Analysis: In North and South Korea, 2 views of summit

By ERIC TALMADGE and FOSTER KLUG - Associated Press

In this image made from video provided by Korea Broadcasting System (KBS), North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in shake hands at the end of their joint press conference in Pyongyang, North Korea Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018. (Korea Broadcasting System via AP)

Moon Jae-in: Kim jong-un agrees to dismantle missile engine test site, allow inspections

Associated Press

In this image made from video provided by Korea Broadcasting System (KBS), South Korean President Moon Jae-in, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pose after signing documents in Pyongyang, North Korea Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018.(Korea Broadcasting System via AP)

The Latest: Trump welcomes ‘tremendous progress’ with NKorea

Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2007, file photo, South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun, right, shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, left, in Pyongyang, North Korea. In pursuing engagement with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to defuse a nuclear crisis, South Korean President Moon Jae-in is also looking to bolster the legacy of his late friend and political mentor, former President Roh Moo-hyun, whose ambitious efforts to build trust with North Korea crumbled as it began building its nuclear arsenal a decade ago. (Korea Pool/Yonhap via AP, File)

Unfinished business: Moon’s summit dreams echo late mentor

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, right, wave during a welcoming ceremony at Sunan International Airport in Pyongyang in North Korea, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018. (Pyongyang Press Corps Pool via AP)

Kim agrees to dismantle main nuke site if US takes steps too

By ERIC TALMADGE and KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and his wife Kim Jung-sook leave the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea to the airport for a visit to Pyongyang, North Korea, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018. (Pyongyang Press Corps Pool via AP)

Striking images captured on 1st day of Korean summit talks

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press