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FILE - In this July 6, 2011, file photo, Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee, right, greets people from the South Korean delegation in Durban, South Africa, for the 123rd International Olympic Committee (IOC) session that will decide the host city for the 2018 Olympics Winter Games. Lee, the ailing Samsung Electronics chairman who transformed the small television maker into a global giant of consumer electronics, has died, a Samsung statement said Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020. He was 78. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam, File)

Lee Kun-Hee, force behind Samsung’s rise, dies at 78

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

Han Shin Bi, a high school senior in Seoul, demonstrates how to take online classes after an interview in Seoul, South Korea, on Sept. 18, 2020. “Online classes were really inconvenient,” said Han. Experts say the reduced interaction with teachers, digital distractions and technical difficulties are widening the education achievement gap among students in South Korea, leaving those less well off, like Han, at even more at a disadvantage. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Pandemic widens learning gap in education-obsessed S. Korea

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

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List 4/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

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FILE - In this June 30, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, South Korea. After two years in the spotlight at the U.N. General Assembly, North Korea this year is mostly an afterthought. The nation warranted only a single, rehashed sentence in Trump’s address and has been largely overshadowed by other standoffs and scandals. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Kim Jong-un threatens Trump with new ballistic missile capable of targeting U.S.

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Big Hit Entertainment Ltd.’s Chairman and CEO Bang Si-Hyuk, fourth from left, poses with other participants for the media during the listing ceremony of the company at the Korea Exchange in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020. The company, that manages boy band BTS made its market debut amid criticism by Chinese internet users after the group’s leader thanked Korean War veterans for their sacrifices. (Korea Pool/Yonhap via AP)

Company behind SKorean hit band BTS soar in trading debut

By KIM TONG-HYUNG and JUWON PARK - Associated Press

Asia West for PGA Tour as CJ Cup moves from Korea to Vegas

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List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

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List 4/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

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A vegetable vendor wearing a face mask partly covering her face waits for customers in Bengaluru, India, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020. India's confirmed coronavirus toll crossed 7 million on Sunday with a number of new cases dipping in recent weeks, even as health experts warn of mask and distancing fatigue setting in. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

The Latest: S. Korea reports 97 new coronavirus cases

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In this image made from video broadcasted by North Korea's KRT, military parade is held to mark the 75th anniversary of the country’s ruling party in Pyongyang Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020.(KRT via AP)

Kim Jong-un unveils North Korea missile to send Trump a message

By Guy Taylor and Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

People watch a TV showing an image of Jo Song Gil, the North Korea's former ambassador to Italy, during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020. Jo who had vanished in Italy in late 2018, lives in South Korea under government protection, a lawmaker said Wednesday. The Korean letters read: &quot;Who is the North Korean Jo Song Gil.&quot; (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Lawmakers: North Korean ex-envoy to Italy defected to South

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

In this Oct. 2, 2020, file photo, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, right, with Croatia's Foreign Minister Gordan Grlic Radman, arrives for a press conference after talks in Dubrovnik, Croatia. The foreign ministers from four Indo-Pacific nations known as the Quad group will gather in Tokyo Wednesday for talks in hopes of stepping up their cooperation and take leadership in a regional initiative to counter China’s growing assertiveness and influence. On his way to Tokyo, Pompeo told traveling reporters that the four countries have been preparing and hoped to have some “significant achievements” at the meeting, but he did not elaborate. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic, File)

Mike Pompeo confronts ‘Asian NATO’ hurdles in Asian allies meeting

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

People wear face masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19 as they stroll by the ancient Colosseum, in Rome, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020. As of Saturday it is mandatory to wear masks outdoors in Lazio, the region that includes Rome. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

The Latest: S. Korea reports virus numbers trending lower

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South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks during a meeting with his senior secretaries at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Sept. 28, 2020. (Lee Jin-wook/Yonhap via AP)

S. Korea’s Moon apologizes over handling of killing by North

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

In this Dec. 22, 2010, file photo, a government ship sails past the South Korean Navy's floating base as the sun rises near Yeonpyeong island, South Korea. A South Korean official who disappeared off a government ship near the disputed sea boundary with North Korea this week may be in North Korea, South Korea's Defense Ministry said Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

Seoul: North Korea kills South Korean official, burns his body

By Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

An elderly man wearing a face mask to prevent the spread of coronavirus walks in downtown Segovia, central Spain, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020. Spain has been the hardest hit European country in the second wave of the pandemic. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

The Latest: New Zealand to end restrictions except in 1 city

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A woman gives an offering as she wears a face mask as a precaution against the new coronavirus outbreak during a Hindu ritual prayer at a temple in Bali, Indonesia, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)

Asia Today: Vietnam to resume international flights

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FILE - In this June 28, 2019, file photo, South Korean President Moon Jae-in, right, walks by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe upon his arrival for a welcome and family photo session at the G-20 leaders summit in Osaka, western Japan. When Abe announced his decision last month to step down as Japan’s prime minster over an illness, Moon’s office issued glowing praise about his unspecified contributions to bilateral ties. The rare praise came after years of intense diplomatic rows over wartime history, trade and military issues that sank the relationship between the key U.S. allies to post-war lows. (Kim Kyung-Hoon/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Analysis: With Abe’s exit, Seoul seeks to mend Japan ties

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

Yoshihide Suga was elected as the new head of Japan's ruling party on Monday, all but assuring that he will become the country's new prime minister when a parliamentary election is held later in the week. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Yoshihide Suga set to become next Japanese prime minister

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times