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** FILE ** In this March 18, 2014, photo, Dr. Kim Seok-Kwun, 61, talks with an unidentified patient at Dong-A University Hospital in Busan, South Korea. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

SKorea sex change doc: I correct ‘God’s mistakes’

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

** FILE ** In this March 18, 2014, photo, Dr. Kim Seok-Kwun, 61, talks with an unidentified patient at Dong-A University Hospital in Busan, South Korea. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

South Korea sex change doctor: I correct ‘God’s mistakes’

By Hyung-Jin Kim - Associated Press

A South Korean marine LVT-7 landing craft sail to shores through a smoke screen during the U.S.-South Korea joint landing exercises called Ssangyong, part of the Foal Eagle military exercises, in Pohang, South Korea, Monday, March 31, 2014. South Korea said North Korea has announced plans to conduct live-fire drills near the rivals' disputed western sea boundary. The planned drills Monday come after an increase in threatening rhetoric from Pyongyang and a series of rocket and ballistic missile launches in an apparent protest against the annual military exercises by Seoul and Washington. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

White House calls North Korea’s artillery fire with South ‘dangerous,’ ‘provocative’

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

Residents and students of Yeonpyeong Island evacuate to a shelter on the island, South Korea, near the West Sea border with North Korea, Monday, March 31, 2014. North and South Korea fired artillery shells into each other's waters Monday, a flare-up of animosity between the rivals that forced residents of five front-line South Korean islands to evacuate to shelters, South Korean officials said. (AP Photo)

North Korea and South Korea trade fire; island residents in shelters

By Hyung-Jin Kim and Jung-Yoon Choi - Associated Press

Australian soccer player Brett Emerton raises the trophy before the Asian Football Confederation draw for the 2015 Asian Cup at the Sydney Opera House ground in Sydney, Wednesday, March 26, 2014. Australia hosts the tournament that will be played in Jan. 2015. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

South Korea drawn into Group A with host Australia

By KEIRAN SMITH - Associated Press

Correction: United States-Asia-Military story

By MATTHEW PENNINGTON - Associated Press

A man watches a TV news program showing the missile launch conducted by North Korea, at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, March 26, 2014. North Korea test-fired two medium-range ballistic missiles on Wednesday, South Korea and the U.S. said, a defiant challenge to a rare three-way summit of its rivals Seoul, Tokyo and Washington that focused on the North's security threat.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

North Korea launches two ballistic missiles in defiant test

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Lockheed Martin Corp. security personnel guard the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, a workhorse aircraft for the Navy, Air Force and Marines, which received the funding President Obama requested, as well as $465 million for an alternate engine the Pentagon does not want. (Associated Press)

Lockheed’s troubled F-35 fighter jet wins big S. Korean order

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

S. Korea worries over Pentagon’s budget woes

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

Lippo, Caesars to open casino resort in SKorea

By YOUKYUNG LEE - Associated Press

Japanese teams struggling in AFC Champions League

By JOHN DUERDEN - Associated Press

South Korea's Park Chu-young scores the opening goal against Greece during a friendly match at Georgios Karaiskakis stadium in Piraeus port, near Athens, Wednesday, March 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Park returns for 2-0 friendly win over Greece

Associated Press

FILE - In this July 24, 2013 file photo, United States' Chris Wondolowski (19) receives a pass during the second half of the Gold Cup semifinals against Honduras at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Now that he has finally gained some valuable experience with the U.S. national team and proven to be a reliable playmaker up front, Wondolowski's next challenge will be making the 23-man World Cup roster for this year’s tournament in Brazil. (AP Photo/Brandon Wade, File)

Chris Wondolowski works to make US World Cup team

By JANIE McCAULEY - Associated Press

People watch TV reporting North Korea's missile test at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, March 4, 2014. South Korea says North Korea has fired seven suspected artillery shells into the seas following its recent series of Scud missile launches. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

N. Korea accused of firing 7 artillery shells into seas

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

A mock Scud-B missile of North Korea, center, and other South Korean missiles are displayed at the Korea War Memorial Museum in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, March 3, 2014. North Korea fired two additional suspected short-range missiles into the sea Monday amid ongoing military exercises between Seoul and Washington, which the North calls a preparation for an attack, South Korean officials said. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

North Korea fires off 2 more missiles into sea

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

FC Seoul makes strong start to Asian Champs league

Associated Press

Speedskaters from the Netherlands, left to right, Sven Kramer, Jan Blokhuijsen and Koen Verweij hold their national flag and celebrate winning gold in the men's team pursuit at the Adler Arena Skating Center at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

Dutch close Olympic speedskating with 2 more golds

By PAUL NEWBERRY - Associated Press

Yuna Kim of South Korea wipes her face as she attends a news conference following the women's free skate figure skating finals at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

South Koreans feel Kim is still golden at Olympics

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

From left, J.R. Celski of the United States, Satoshi Sakashita of Japan, Han Tianyu of China, and Park Se-Yeong of South Korea start in a men's 500m short track speedskating quarterfinal at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 21, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

Hail the Viktor: Ahn wins 2 short track golds

By BETH HARRIS - Associated Press