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Mirim Lee, center, of South Korea, has water poured onto her by In Gee Chun, right, and So Yeon Ryu, left, both of South Korea, after winning the Kia Classic LPGA golf tournament Sunday, March 26, 2017, in Carlsbad, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
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Mi Jung Hur, of South Korea, watches her tee shot on the second hole during the final round of the Kia Classic LPGA golf tournament Sunday, March 26, 2017, in Carlsbad, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
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Mirim Lee, of South Korea, watches her tee shot on the second hole during the final round of the Kia Classic LPGA golf tournament Sunday, March 26, 2017, in Carlsbad, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
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Mirim Lee, of South Korea, waits at the first tee during the final round of the Kia Classic LPGA golf tournament Sunday, March 26, 2017, in Carlsbad, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
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In Gee Chun, of South Korea, tees off on the 8th tee during the final round of a LPGA golf tournament on Sunday, March 19, 2017, in Phoenix, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
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U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, left, looks on South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se during a press conference in Seoul Friday, March 17, 2017. Tillerson visited the world's most heavily armed border, greeting U.S. soldiers on guard near the tense buffer zone between rivals North and South Korea.(Jung Yeon-Je/Pool Photo via AP)
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Supporters of South Korean President Park Geun-hye shout slogans during a rally opposing her impeachment near the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 10, 2017. People gathered Friday ahead of a court ruling on whether impeached South Korean President Park will be removed from office over a corruption scandal or allowed to complete her term. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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In this March 7, 2017, photo, protesters shout slogans during a rally to oppose the plan to deploy the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense system, or THAAD, in front of the Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea. If China was hoping for a concession from the U.S. after recently suspending coal imports from cash-poor North Korea it got the opposite. The U.S. is starting to deploy a missile defense system in South Korea which the allies say is needed to defend against North Korea, but which China also views as a threat. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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In this Feb. 3, 2017 photo, a man watches a public TV screen showing a file image of North Korea's state security minister Kim Won Hong, who had been seen as close to leader Kim Jong Un, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea. North Korea executed five senior security officials with anti-aircraft guns because they made false reports that "enraged" leader Kim Jong Un, South Korea's spy agency said Monday, Feb. 27. The spy agency told lawmakers that five North Korean officials in the department of recently purged Kim Won Hong were executed by anti-aircraft guns because of the false reports to Kim, South Korean lawmaker Lee Cheol Woo said. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)
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FILE - In this Monday, July 12, 2010 file picture an elderly South Korean man takes a nap while on a lunch beak in Seoul, South Korea. While most people born in rich countries will live longer by 2030 with women in South Korea estimated to reach at least 91 Americans will have among the lowest life expectancy of any developed country, a new study predicts. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man, FILE)
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FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2017 file photo, Kim Bo-reum of South Korea competes during the women's 3000 meter race of the ISU world single distances speed skating championships at Gangneung Oval in Gangneung, South Korea. With the Winter Olympics just a year away, the Asian Winter Games will be the ideal stage for the continent’s leading winter athletes to fine tune for Pyeongchang 2018. The eighth Asian Winter Games will open in Sapporo on Sunday, Feb. 19 and run through Feb. 26, with more than 2,000 athletes from 31 countries competing in five sports, 11 disciplines and 64 events. South Korea, the next Olympic host, will have 142 athletes taking part and has set an ambitious goal of 15 gold medals and second place in the medals standings. Kim, an emerging star on the women's side, leads all female skaters in mass start this season. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)
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Seung-Yul Noh, of South Korea, waits to hit from the 18th tee of the Pebble Beach Golf Links during the second round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am golf tournament Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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Seung-Yul Noh, of South Korea, reacts after missing a birdie putt on the 17th green of the Pebble Beach Golf Links during the second round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am golf tournament Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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Seung-Yul Noh, of South Korea, follows his shot from the eighth tee of the Spyglass Hill Golf Course during the first round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am golf tournament Thursday Feb. 9, 2017, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (David Royal/Monterey Herald via AP)
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Byeong Hun An, of South Korea, hits his tee shot at the second hold during the final round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open golf tournament Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
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Byeong Hun An, of South Korea, hits his approach shot into the second green during the third round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open golf tournament Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
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Byeong Hun An, of South Korea, watches his tee shot at the second hole during the third round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open golf tournament Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
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In this Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016 photo, a customer looks at eggs at a discount store in Seoul, South Korea. Egg prices are soaring and new year's festivals are being canceled as South Korea fights its worst bird flu outbreak in over a decade. South Korea's government said Tuesday that about 26 million head of poultry will be culled by Wednesday including about one-third of the country's egg-laying hens after the H5N6 strain of avian influenza was found in farms and parks. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)
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In this Sunday, Dec. 18, 2016 photo, a customer looks at eggs at a discount store in Seoul, South Korea. South Korea's government said Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016 that about 26 million head of poultry will be culled by Wednesday including about one-third of the country's egg-laying hens after the H5N6 strain of avian influenza was found in farms and parks. (Shin Jun-hee/Yonhap via AP)
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In this Monday, Dec. 26, 2016 photo, health officials wearing protective suits carry a sack containing killed chickens after they were slaughtered at a chicken farm where a suspected case of bird flu was reported in Incheon, South Korea. South Korea's government said Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016 that about 26 million head of poultry will be culled by Wednesday including about one-third of the country's egg-laying hens after the H5N6 strain of avian influenza was found in farms and parks. (Yun Tae-hyun/Yonhap via AP)
