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Pompeo hits Biden’s ‘dangerous moves’ on North Korea

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2021, file photo provided by the North Korean government, Sept. 16, 2021, shows a test missile is launched from a train, in an undisclosed location of North Korea. Recent satellite images shows North Korea is expanding a uranium enrichment plant at its main Yongbyon nuclear complex, a sign that it’s intent on boosting the production of bomb materials, experts say. The assessment comes after North Korea recently raised tensions by performing its first missile tests in six months amid long-dormant nuclear disarmament diplomacy with the United States. 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 Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

Photos show North Korea expanding uranium enrichment plant

By Hyung-Jin Kim - Associated Press

South Korea to fine Google $177M for forcing software on devices

By Kim Tong-hyung - Associated Press

People watch a news program that was showing part of a North Korean handout photo that says, "North Korea's long-range cruise missiles tests," in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Sept. 13, 2021. North Korea says it successfully test-fired newly developed long-range cruise missiles over the weekend, its first known testing activity in months, underscoring how it continues to expand its military capabilities amid a stalemate in nuclear negotiations with the United States. The letters read, "The North test-fired newly developed long-range cruise missiles." (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

North Korea claims successful firing of new long-range cruise missiles

By Kim Tong-hyung - Associated Press

Former President Donald Trump remembered 9/11 Saturday with a visit to New York City's Engine Co. 8 firehouse, where he praised first responders' bravery. Also on Saturday, Mt. Trump was also one of the speakers for a virtual rally sponsored by the Universal Peace Federation. The former president told participants in the "Think Tank 2022 Rally of Hope," that there is reason to be optimistic about the reunification of North and South Korea. (AP Photo/Jill Colvin)

Trump: ‘Magnificent reality’ of denuclearized Korea within reach

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Sung Kim (shown) talks to reporters after meeting with South Korea's Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Noh Kyu-duk at Plaza Hotel in Seoul Monday, Aug. 23, 2021. Kim was in Seoul for discussions over stalled nuclear diplomacy with Pyongyang. (Chung Sung-Jun/Pool Photo via AP)

State Dept. OKs $258 million deal to South Korea for ‘smart bomb’ conversion kits

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this March 2, 2019, file photo, Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un attends a wreath-laying ceremony at Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi, Vietnam. The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim ripped South Korea for proceeding with military exercises with the United States she claimed are an invasion rehearsal and warned that the North will speed up its efforts to strengthen its pre-emptive strike capabilities. (Jorge Silva/Pool Photo via AP, File)

North Korea vows stronger attack capabilities over U.S.-South Korea’s drills

By Kim Tong-hyung - Associated Press

South Korea gold medalists celebrate on the podium of the men's Sabre team medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 28, 2021, in Chiba, Japan. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Tough training pays off for South Korea with fencing gold

Associated Press

FILE - In this April 27, 2018, file photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, poses with South Korean President Moon Jae-in for a photo inside the Peace House at the border village of Panmunjom in Demilitarized Zone, South Korea. The presidential office in Seoul said Tuesday, July 27, 2021, Moon and Kim have agreed to restore suspended communication channels and improve ties. (Korea Summit Press Pool via AP, File)

Koreas restore communication channels, agree to improve ties

By Hyung-Jin Kim - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un speaks during a Politburo meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party in Pyongyang, North Korea, Tuesday, June 29, 2021. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea seethes as U.S., South Korea plan new joint drills

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

A protester stands to oppose South Korean President Moon Jae-in's possible visit to Japan in front of a building which houses Japanese embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, July 19, 2021. Moon has decided not to visit Japan for the Tokyo Summer Olympics, citing a failure to set up a summit with Japan's prime minister that would produce meaningful results in improving relations. The signs on a banner at left read &quot;Expel Hirohisa Soma, deputy chief of mission at the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, from South Korea.&quot; (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

With no summit, South Korean president to skip Olympics

By Kim Tong-Hyung - Associated Press

A woman walks on a bridge past a Tokyo 2020 banner ahead of the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 17, 2021, in Tokyo. Tokyo is under a fourth state of emergency, which began Monday and requires restaurants and bars to close early and not serve alcohol through the games, which start July 23. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

South Korea removes banners at Olympic village after IOC ruling

By Kim Tong-Hyung - Associated Press

Ko Jeong Hee, right, a defector who teaches accordion, gives a lecture during the accordion class at the Inter-Korean Cultural Integration Center in Seoul, South Korea, on June 10, 2021. The center, which opened last year, is South Korea’s first government-run facility to bring together North Korean defectors and local residents to get to know each other through cultural activities and fun. It’s meant to support defectors’ often difficult resettlement in the South, but also aims at studying the possible blending of the rivals’ cultures should they unify. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

In Seoul center, North Korean defectors find solace with locals

By Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un speaks during a Workers' Party meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea, Thursday, June 17, 2021. Kim ordered his government to be fully prepared for confrontation with the Biden administration, state media reported Friday, June 18, days after the United States and other major powers urged the North to abandon its nuclear program and return to talks. 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 Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea’s Kim Jong-un vows to be ready for confrontation with U.S.

By Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

A South Korean elderly woman receives the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, April 1, 2021. South Korea started its coronavirus vaccination for senior citizens over 75 years old. (Chung Sung-Jun/Pool Photo via AP) **FILE**

State Dept. says 1 million U.S. vaccine doses heading to S. Korea

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Police officers stand guard near the venue of a ceremony to mark Shimane Prefecture-designated &quot;Takeshima Day&quot; in Matsue, Shimane prefecture, western Japan, Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. Japan renewed its claim on a contested island in the Sea of Japan held by South Korea at an annual event Monday, escalating tensions between the neighbors were already strained over Seoul's compensation claim over Tokyo's World War II atrocities. The island is called &quot;Takeshima&quot; in Japan and &quot;Dokdo&quot; in South Korea. The poster in the background reads: &quot;Takeshima is Shimane's treasure, my territory.&quot; (Kyodo News via AP) ** FILE **

South Korea seeks mediation of Olympic-sized dispute over islands

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this Feb. 9, 2018, file photo, Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, arrives for the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool, File)

Kim Yo-jong, Kim Jong-un’s sister, likely being formally elevated in secretive N.K. regime

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this May 21, 2021, file photo, President Joe Biden listens as South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks during a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House, in Washington. North Korea said Monday, May 31, the U.S. allowing South Korea to build more powerful missiles was an example of the U.S.'s hostile policy against the North, warning that it could lead to an “acute and instable situation” on the Korean Peninsula. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

North accuses U.S. of hostility for South Korean missile decision

By Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

South Korean President Moon Jae-in answers reporter's question after he delivered a special address to mark the fourth anniversary of his inauguration at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, May 10, 2021. South Korea's leader said Monday he'll use his upcoming summit with President Joe Biden to push to restart diplomacy with North Korea, saying that Biden favors a diplomatic, phased approach to resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis. (Choi Jae-gu/Yonhap via AP) **FILE**

South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s meeting with Biden in U.S. to center on vaccines, North Korea

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

South Korean President Moon Jae-in answers reporter's question after he delivered a special address to mark the fourth anniversary of his inauguration at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, May 10, 2021. South Korea's leader said Monday he'll use his upcoming summit with President Joe Biden to push to restart diplomacy with North Korea, saying that Biden favors a diplomatic, phased approach to resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis. (Choi Jae-gu/Yonhap via AP) **FILE**

China threat looms large as South Korea’s Moon prepares for Biden summit

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times