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South Korean firefighters check the site of a fire in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Nov. 9, 2018. A fire at a low-cost dormitory-style housing facility in central Seoul killed several people on Friday, fire authorities said. (Hong Hae-in/Yonhap via AP)

Fire kills at least 7 at dormitory-style housing in S. Korea

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

In this June 12, 2018, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, right, stands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Sentosa Island in Singapore. North Korea and the United States are trying to revive stalled diplomacy meant to rid the North of its nuclear weapons. There was much talk of the possibility of success following a meeting in June between Trump and Kim, but in the months since there has been little to quiet skeptics who believe the North will never give up weapons it has described as necessary to counter a hostile Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

South Korean minister: US says N. Korea canceled meeting

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

S. Korea’s Moon: N. Korean leader Kim to visit Seoul ‘soon’

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

U.S. special representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun, left, shakes hands with South Korea's Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Lee Do-hoon during a meeting to discuss North Korea nuclear issues at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Oct. 29, 2018. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, Pool)

US envoy confident about achieving N. Korea denuclearization

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

In this Oct. 2, 2018, photo, South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon, center, announces a crackdown against &quot;fake news&quot; during a cabinet meeting at the government complex in Seoul, South Korea. South Korea declared a crackdown against supposed “fake news” flourishing online, vowing to use its criminal laws to curb what officials here have proclaimed a threat to democracy. (Choe Dong-joon/Newsis via AP)

South Korean war on ‘fake news’ raises concern of censorship

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

South Korean Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon gets into a car to leave for the border village of Panmunjom to attend a meeting between South and North Korea, at the Office of the South Korea-North Korea Dialogue in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Oct. 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Koreas agree to break ground on inter-Korean railroad

By Kim Tong-hyung - Associated Press

South Korean Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon speaks at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. South Korea has walked back on a proposal to lift some of its unilateral sanctions against North Korea following President Donald Trump’s blunt response. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

S. Korea walks back on possibly lifting sanctions on North

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

In this April 24, 2018, file photo, the Kaesong industrial complex in North Korea is seen from the Taesungdong freedom village inside the demilitarized zone during a press tour in Paju, South Korea. South Korea's Unification Ministry on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018, said the water is being supplied to a liaison office between the countries that opened in Kaesong in September 2018 and has been provided to the town's residents as well. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)

The Latest: Trump: Lifting sanctions needs ‘our approval’

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FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2013, file photo, a Japanese protester holds the rising sun flag and Japanese flag during a rally against South Korea in Tokyo. Japan has announced Friday, Oct. 5, 2018 it won't send a warship to an international fleet review hosted by South Korea after Seoul requested the removal of the Japanese navy's &quot;rising sun&quot; flag. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)

Japan to skip South Korea fleet event over ‘rising sun’ flag

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - 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

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, second from right, and his wife Kim Jung-sook, right, stand with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, second from left, and his wife Ri Sol-ju on the Mount Paektu in North Korea, Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018. (Pyongyang Press Corps Pool via AP)

Kim Jong-un, Moon Jae-in join hands on peak of sacred North Korean volcano

By Eric Talmadge and Foster Klug - 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)

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

By Eric Talmadge and Foster Klug - 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

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

FILE - In this Aug. 15, 2018, file photo, a man walks by a &quot;Peace&quot; sign before a ceremony to celebrate Korean Liberation Day in Seoul, South Korea. At the heart of the current impasse in nuclear diplomacy with North Korea is a seemingly straightforward demand by both North and South Korea for an end to the Korean War. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)

AP looks at the Koreas’ push for formal end to Korean War

By FOSTER KLUG - Associated Press

South Koreans wave their national flags during a rally to wish for the successful inter-Korean summit near the presidential Blue House in Seoul, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018. South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Monday that he will push for &quot;irreversible, permanent peace,&quot; and for better dialogue between Pyongyang and Washington, during &quot;heart-to-heart&quot; talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un this week. The signs read: &quot; Denuclearization.&quot; (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Kim, Moon start possibly most challenging Korean summit yet

By ERIC TALMADGE and HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

This Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018, photo shows the Arch of Reunification, a monument to symbolize the hope for eventual reunification of the two Koreas, in Pyongyang, North Korea. While Pyongyang's talks with Washington over the future of Kim Jong Un's nuclear arsenal have bogged down, South Korean President Moon Jae-in is pushing hard to link the roads and railways of the two Koreas and to help improve the North's often decrepit infrastructure. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

When Moon meets Kim: Can roads pave way to denuclearization?

By ERIC TALMADGE - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 12, 2018, file photo, North Korea 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. In recent weeks it’s become clear that Donald Trump wants to meet with Kim Jong Un again, and the North Korean leader has told the White House he’d like more face-to-face talks with the American president. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool, File)

Could Trump meet Kim in New York this month? AP takes a look

By FOSTER KLUG - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 12, 2018 file photo, North Korea leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump shake hands at the conclusion of their meetings at the Capella resort on Sentosa Island in Singapore. The newly appointed U.S. special envoy for North Korea will make his first diplomatic trip abroad next week in the Trump administration’s latest effort to press for progress in uncertain denuclearization talks. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool)

Book on Trump raises worries in South Korea about alliance

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