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South Korean national security director Chung Eui-yong, center, accompanied by intelligence chief Suh Hoon, left, speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 8, 2018. President Donald Trump has accepted an offer of a summit from the North Korean leader and will meet with Kim Jong Un by May, a top South Korean official said Thursday, in a remarkable turnaround in relations between two historic adversaries. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Donald Trump to meet with Kim Jong-un in May

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

South Korean delegation head, National Security Director Chung Eui-yong, right, speaks to the media at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, March 6, 2018. The delegation led by Chung returned to the South Tuesday after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held an &quot;openhearted talk&quot; with the envoys. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

US greets talk of NK nuke concessions with hope, skepticism

By ROBERT BURNS and HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

In this Monday, March 5, 2018 photo, provided by the North Korean government on March 6, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, his sister Kim Yo Jong, and Vice Chairman of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party Central Committee Kim Yong Chol meet members of South Korean delegation headed by National Security Director Chung Eui-yong 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: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

Donald Trump takes credit for Kim Jong-un’s desire for talks

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Envoys for South Korean President Moon Jae-in are on a rare two-day visit to Pyongyang that is expected to focus on how to ease a standoff over North Korea’s nuclear ambitions and restart talks between Pyongyang and Washington. (Associated Press)

Trump’s ‘de-nuke’ comment lingers as S. Koreans feted by North

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this Feb. 21, 2018, photo, South Korea's national security director Chung Eui-yong speaks at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea. President Moon Jae-in will send a delegation led by Chung to North Korea on Monday, March 5, 2018, for talks on how to ease nuclear tensions and help arrange the restart of dialogue between Pyongyang and Washington, officials said Sunday. (Hong Hyo-shick/Newsis via AP)

The Latest: North Korea leader meets South Korean envoys

Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 14, 2018, file photo, a South Korean army soldier stands guard next to a signboard showing the distance to North Korea's capital Pyongyang and to South Korea's capital Seoul from Imjingang Station in Paju, near the border with North Korea, South Korea. South Korea's presidential office said on Sunday, March 4, 2018, a 10-member government delegation is to visit North Korea this week for talks on how to promote peace on the Korean Peninsula. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon. File) (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

High-level Seoul officials to head to North Korea for talks

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

Ivanka Trump attended the Olympics closing ceremonies with South Korean President Moon Jae-in and first lady Kim Jung-sook. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump cautious on North Korea offer to talk

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump delivers remarks to the Conservative Political Action Conference, Friday, Feb. 23, 2018, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump keeps door open for North Korea talks

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Kim Yong Chol, center, vice chairman of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party Central Committee, arrives to attend the closing ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, at the Korea-transit office near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) dividing the two Koreas in Paju, South Korea, Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018. (Korea Pool/Yonhap via AP)

North Korean envoy, in South, opens door to US talks

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

North Korean cheerleaders perform during the first run of the women's slalom at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Friday, Feb. 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

As Olympics wrap up, still no coverage in North Korea

By ERIC TALMADGE - Associated Press

A Kim Jong Un impersonator, calling himself only Howard from Australia, holds a unification flag while attending the Korea-Japan womens ice hockey game at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Eric Talmadge)

EDITORIAL: North Korea blinks

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

In this Feb. 1, 2018 photo, a North Korean boy enjoys a day off during winter break from school at the Indoor Skating Rink in Pyongyang, North Korea. Though not known for its prowess at winter sports, North Korea decided at the last minute to send a couple dozen athletes to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea. (AP Photo/Eric Talmadge)

First Person: How Pyeongchang might feel to a North Korean

By ERIC TALMADGE - Associated Press

In this Feb. 10, 2018, photo, Vice President Mike Pence, center left and South Korean President Moon Jae-in attend the ladies' 500 meters short-track speedskating in the Gangneung Ice Arena at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea. The U.S. is open for talks without preconditions with nuclear North Korea, Pence has declared, subtly shifting White House policy after Olympics-inspired gestures of respect between the rival Koreas. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

NKorea still holds the key after US shifts policy on talks

By MATTHEW PENNINGTON - Associated Press

South Koran President Moon Jae-in talks with Kim Yo Jong, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's sister, during a performance of North Korea's Samjiyon Orchestra at National Theater in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018. A rare invitation to Pyongyang for South Korea's president marked Day Two of the North Korean Kim dynasty's southern road tour, part of an accelerating diplomatic thaw that included some Korean liquor over lunch and the shared joy of watching a &quot;unified&quot; Korea team play hockey at the Olympics. At left is North Korea's nominal head of state Kim Yong Nam. (Bee Jae-man/Yonhap via AP)

North Korea won Pyeongchang political gold, but what’s next?

By ERIC TALMADGE - Associated Press

South Koran President Moon Jae-in talks with Kim Yo-jong, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's sister, during a performance of North Korea's Samjiyon Orchestra at National Theater in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018. At left is North Korea's nominal head of state Kim Yong-nam. (Bee Jae-man/Yonhap via AP)

Kim Yo Jong, Kim Jong Un’s sister, heads home after South Korea visit

Associated Press

Kim Yo Jong, left, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, shakes hands with South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeon as Kim Yong Nam, center, North Korea's nominal head of state, watches during a luncheon in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018. A rare invitation to Pyongyang for South Korea's president marked Day Two of the North Korean Kim dynasty's southern road tour, part of an accelerating diplomatic thaw that included some Korean liquor over lunch and the shared joy of watching a &quot;unified&quot; Korea team play hockey at the Olympics. (Kim Sung-doo/Yonhap via AP)

Kim’s sister ends Olympic visit, leaving South to mull offer

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

South Korean President Moon Jae-in, from left, IOC president Thomas Bach, North Korea's nominal head of state Kim Yong Nam and Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, interact with the combined Koreas team after the team's preliminary round of the women's hockey game against Switzerland at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Combined Korean hockey team loses to Swiss in Olympic debut

By HYUNG-JIN KIM and TERESA M. WALKER - Associated Press

Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, sits to meet South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the presidential house in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. President Moon on Saturday met with the senior North Korean officials over lunch at Seoul's presidential palace in the most significant diplomatic encounter between the rivals in years.(Kim Ju-sung/Yonhap via AP)

Come visit: South Korea’s leader invited to North Korea

By FOSTER KLUG and KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

People watch a TV showing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a military parade in Pyongyang, North Korea, at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un presided over an extravagant military parade in Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square on Thursday, grabbing the spotlight on the eve of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea to thumb his nose at Washington while making a point of showing off his new-found restraint toward Seoul.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Analysis: As Olympics begin, 2 Koreas navigate an odd moment

By FOSTER KLUG and ERIC TALMADGE - Associated Press

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence addresses members of U.S. military services and Japan Self-Defense Force before he departs for South Korea, at U.S. Air Force Yokota base in Fussa, on the outskirts of Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018. (Toru Hanai/Pool Photo via AP)

North Korea says it’s not interested in meeting US VP Pence

By ERIC TALMADGE - Associated Press