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South Korean Unification Minister Kwon Youngse speaks during news conference at the Government Complex in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Jan. 27, 2023. South Korea’s government said Friday it will promote civilian efforts to provide humanitarian assistance to North Korea in hopes of softening a diplomatic freeze deepened by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s growing nuclear ambitions. (Hwang Gwang-mo/Yonhap via AP)

South Korea to support civilian aid to North in hopes of talks

By Kim Tong-Hyung - Associated Press

Passengers coming from China arrive at the Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, on Jan. 14, 2023. South Korea says it will continue to restrict the entry of short-term travelers from China through the end of February over concerns that the spread of COVID-19 in that country may worsen following the Lunar New Year’s holidays. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

South Korea extends restrictions on travelers from China

By Kim Tong-hyung - Associated Press

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol talks during the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week's opening ceremony in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

South Korea president, in UAE, backs return to nuclear power

By Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, center left, and Emirati leader Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan walk past an honor guard at Qasar Al Watan in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023. Yoon received an honor guard welcome Sunday on a trip to the United Arab Emirates, where Seoul hopes to expand its military sales while finishing its construction of the Arabian Peninsula's first nuclear power plant. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)

South Korean president travels to UAE, seeks arms sales

By Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

Members of a civic group seeking compensation from Japanese firms over forced labor during World War II and opposition lawmakers stage a rally to oppose the government's reported resolution to the issue outside the National Assembly in Seoul, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. The banners read "Apology and compensation from Japanese war criminal companies and condemn the government of President Yoon Suk Yeol." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

South Korea plans fund to compensate forced labor victims

By Kim Tong-Hyung - Associated Press

Passengers arriving from China pass by a COVID-19 testing center at the Incheon International Airport In Incheon, South Korea, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. Chinese embassies stopped issuing new visas for South Koreans and Japanese on Tuesday in apparent retaliation for COVID-19 measures recently imposed by those countries on travelers from China. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Japan, South Korea protest China visa stoppage amid COVID spat

By Mari Yamaguchi and Kim Tong-hyung - Associated Press

Flags of South Korea and the United States flutter before a joint river-crossing drill between South Korea and the United States in Yeoju, South Korea on Oct. 19, 2022. North Korea’s Foreign Ministry criticized the United States for expanding joint military exercises with South Korea that it claims are practice for a potential invasion and it warned Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022 of &quot;more powerful follow-up measures&quot; in response. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)

South Korea announces aggressive schedule of drills in message to North

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

A person holds a piece of white paper during a protest gathering at the University of Hong Kong in Hong Kong, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022. On Tuesday, about a dozen people gathered at the University of Hong Kong, chanting against virus restrictions and holding up sheets of paper with critical slogans. Most were from the mainland, which has a separate legal system from the Chinese territory of Hong Kong, and some spectators joined in their chants. (AP Photo/Bertha Wang)

Japan, South Korea protest China visa stoppage in COVID spat

By Mari Yamaguchi and Kim Tong-Hyung - Associated Press

A woman arriving from China enters a COVID-19 testing center at the Incheon International Airport In Incheon, South Korea, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. China suspended visas Tuesday for South Koreans to come to the country for tourism or business in apparent retaliation for COVID-19 testing requirements on Chinese travelers. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)

China suspends visas for South Koreans in virus retaliation

By Ken Moritsugu - Associated Press

This undated photo provided on Nov. 27, 2022, by the North Korean government shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and his daughter, right, walk to a photo session with those involved in the recent launch of what it says a Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile, at an unidentified location in 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)

Seoul: Kim’s daughter reveal hints at prolonged family rule

By Hyung-Jin Kim - Associated Press

In this photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, South Korean soldiers operate a short range surface to air missile system during a military exercise in Yangju, South Korea, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022. South Korea staged large-scale military drills Thursday to simulate shooting down drones as a step to bolster its readiness against North Korean provocations, three days after the North flew drones into its territory for the first time in five years.(South Korea Defense Ministry via AP)

South Korea stands up offensive drone unit after North’s incursion

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, center, attends a ceremony of donating 600 mm super-large multiple launch rocket system at a garden of the Workers' Party of Korea headquarters in Pyongyang, North Korea Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022. 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)

‘Diplomacy is dead’: U.S., allies pushed to devise new plan to address North Korea’s nukes

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, center, attends a ceremony of donating 600 mm super-large multiple launch rocket system at a garden of the Workers' Party of Korea headquarters in Pyongyang, North Korea Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022. 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)

South Korea: Talks with U.S. on management of nukes underway

By Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

A TV screen shows a file image of North Korea's rocket with the test satellite during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022. North Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters on Saturday, the latest in a barrage of weapons tests this year that came days after it increased tensions by allegedly flying drones into South Korean airspace. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

North Korea opens New Year with missile launch

By Hyung-Jin Kim - Associated Press

The light trail is seen in Goyang, South Korea, Friday, Dec. 30, 2022. South Korea's military confirmed it test-fired a solid-fueled rocket on Friday, after its unannounced launch triggered brief public scare of a suspected UFO appearance or a North Korean missile or drone flying. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

South Korea’s unannounced rocket launch causes UFO scare

By Hyung-Jin Kim - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during a plenary meeting of the Workers’ Party of Korea at the party headquarters in Pyongyang, North Korea Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022. 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)

North Korea fires missile toward sea, South Korea says

Associated Press

In this photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, South Korean soldiers operate a vulcan automatic cannon during a military exercise in Yangju, South Korea, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022. South Korea staged large-scale military drills Thursday to simulate shooting down drones as a step to bolster its readiness against North Korean provocations, three days after the North flew drones into its territory for the first time in five years. (South Korea Defense Ministry via AP)

South Korea stages drills simulating downing of North drones

By Hyung-Jin Kim - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during a plenary meeting of the Workers’ Party of Korea at the party headquarters in Pyongyang, North Korea Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022. 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)

North Korea’s Kim lays out key goals to boost military power

By Hyung-Jin Kim - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during a plenary meeting of the Workers’ Party of Korea at the party headquarters in Pyongyang, North Korea Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022. 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)

North Korea’s Kim lays out key goals to boost military power

By Hyung-Jin Kim - Associated Press

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks during a cabinet council meeting at the presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022. South Korea’s president on Tuesday called for a stronger air defense and high-tech stealth drones to better monitor North Korea, a day after it accused five North Korea of flying drones across the rivals’ tense border for the first time in five years. (Im Hun-jung/Yonhap via AP)

South Korea’s leader calls for stealth drones to monitor North

By Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press