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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 Jong Un threatened military action against South Korea as she bashed Seoul on Saturday, June 13, 2020, over declining bilateral relations and its inability to stop activists from floating anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the border. Describing South Korea as an “enemy,” Kim repeated an earlier threat she had made by saying Seoul will soon witness the collapse of a “useless” inter-Korean liaison office in the border town of Kaesong. (Jorge Silva/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Kim Yo Jong, Kim Jong-un’s sister, threatens military action against South Korea

By Kim Tong-hyung - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 30, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump, left, meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in, right, at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, South Korea. North Korea on Saturday, June 13, 2020 again bashed South Korea, telling its rival to stop “nonsensical” talk about its denuclearization and vowing to expand its military capabilities. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Kim Jong Un’s sister threatens S. Korea with military action

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

Security officials stand outside the entrance to a building holding a beef and lamb market in Beijing that was closed by authorities after it was visited by a person who tested positive for COVID-19, Friday, June 12, 2020. Local authorities announced on Thursday a 52-year-old man had become the city's first confirmed case of local transmission in weeks after he arrived at a clinic complaining of fever. The official Xinhua News Agency said two other cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Beijing on Friday. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

The Latest: China has most new virus cases since mid-April

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

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 Jong Un threatened military action against South Korea as she bashed Seoul on Saturday, June 13, 2020, over declining bilateral relations and its inability to stop activists from floating anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the border. Describing South Korea as an “enemy,” Kim repeated an earlier threat she had made by saying Seoul will soon witness the collapse of a “useless” inter-Korean liaison office in the border town of Kaesong. (Jorge Silva/Pool Photo via AP, File)

S Korea urges North to uphold deals amid rising animosities

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

People, wearing face mask, wait to cross the road in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, June 11, 2020. Just weeks ago, South Korea was celebrating its hard-won gains against the coronavirus, easing social distancing, reopening schools and promoting a tech-driven anti-virus campaign President Moon Jae-in has called “K-quarantine.” But a resurgence of infections in the Seoul region where half of South Korea’s 51 million people live is threatening the country’s success story and prompting health authorities to warn that action must be taken now to stop a second wave.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Resurgence of the coronavirus threatens South Korea’s success story

By Kim Tong-hyung - Associated Press

South Korea's Unification Ministry's spokesman Yoh Sang-key speaks during a briefing at the government complex in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, June 10, 2020. South Korea’s government on Wednesday said it will sue two activist groups that have sent anti-Pyongyang leaflets and plastic bottles filled with rice to the North for allegedly creating tensions between the rivals. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

South Korea to charge defector groups over North leaflets

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

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. North Korea has threatened to end an inter-Korean military agreement reached in 2018 to reduce tensions if the South fails to prevent activists from flying anti-Pyongyang leaflets over the border. The powerful sister said Thursday, June 4, 2020, the North could permanently shut a liaison office with the South and an inter-Korean factory park in the border town of Kaesong, which have been major symbols of reconciliation between the rivals. (Jorge Silva/Pool Photo via AP, File) **FILE**

North Korea lashes out, says it will cut ties with South Korea

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 3, 2018, file photo, a South Korean government official communicates with a North Korean officer during a phone call on the dedicated communications hotline at the border village of Panmunjom in Paju, South Korea. North Korea said Tuesday, June 9, 2020, it’ll cut off all communication channels with South Korea as it escalates its pressure on the South for failing to stop activists from floating anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the border. (South Korea Unification Ministry/Yonhap via AP, File)

North Korea cuts off all communication with South Korea

By Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

People wearing face masks to protect against coronavirus walk an outdoor book market set up in Red Square with a Historical museum in the background in Moscow, Russia, on Saturday, June 6, 2020. Muscovites clad in face masks and gloves ventured into Red Square for an outdoor book market, a small sign of the Russian capital's gradual efforts to open up amid coronavirus concerns. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr)

The Latest: COVID-19 in New Mexico healthcare workers spikes

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 29, 2010, file photo, South Korean conservative activists launch balloons carrying leaflets denouncing North Korean leader Kim Jong Il during a rally in Hwacheon, South Korea. South Korea says it plans to push new laws to ban activists from flying anti-Pyongyang leaflets over the border after North Korea threatened to end an inter-Korean military agreement reached in 2018 to reduce tensions if Seoul fails to prevent the protests. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

North Korea threatens to shut liaison office with South

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

Vendors sit on marked positions to maintain physical distancing in an attempt to curb the spread of the new coronavirus outbreak at a traditional market in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Wednesday, June 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Trisnadi)

Asia Today: S. Korea opening schools despite spike in cases

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In this Sept. 19, 2018, file photo, Kim Yo-jong, right, helps her brother North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sign a joint statement following the summit with South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the Paekhwawon State Guesthouse in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Pyongyang Press Corps Pool via AP, File)

Seoul vows to stop border protests after Pyongyang’s threat

By Kim Tong-hyung - Associated Press

Na Seung-sik, deputy minister of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy's Office of Trade and Investment, speaks during a briefing at the government complex in Sejong, South Korea, Tuesday, June 2, 2020. Reigniting a bitter row between key U.S. allies, South Korea on Tuesday said it will reopen a complaint filed with the World Trade Organization over Japan’s tightened controls on technology exports to its companies, blaming Tokyo for an alleged lack of commitment in resolving mutual grievances. (Kang Jong-min/Newsis via AP)

South Korea to reopen WTO complaint over Japan trade curbs

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks on the occasion of the third anniversary of inauguration at the presidential Blue House Sunday, May 10, 2020 in Seoul, South Korea. Moon urged citizens not to lower their guard down, but said there’s no reason to be panicked amid worries about a new surge in the coronavirus outbreak in the country. (Kim Min-Hee/Pool Photo via AP)

Moon Jae-in says he is open to joining G-7 summit

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

SK Telecom's AI speaker Nugu built with an artificial intelligence called &quot;Aria&quot; and a lamp that turns blue when processing voice commands for news, music and internet searches, is seen in Seoul, South Korea, on May 13, 2020. The devices can also use quizzes to monitor the memory and cognitive functions of their elderly users, which would be potentially useful for advising treatments. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

In virus-hit South Korea, AI monitors lonely elders

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

People walk at the Cheonggye Stream during launch time in Seoul, South Korea, on May 22, 2020. People are increasingly dining out and enjoying nighttime strolls in public parks. As South Korea significantly relaxes its rigid social distancing rules as a result of waning coronavirus cases, the world is paying close attention to whether it can return to something that resembles normal or face a virus resurgence. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

World watches as South Korea cautiously returns to life

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

In this May 3, 2020, file photo, military guard posts of North Korea, rear, and South Korea, bottom, are seen in Paju, at the border with North Korea, South Korea. A U.N. investigation into a recent exchange of gunfire between the two Koreas has determined that both countries violated the armistice that ended the 1950-53 Korean War, the American-led U.N. Command said Tuesday, May 26. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

U.N. probe: Both Koreas violate armistice in gunfire exchange

Associated Press

Senior students wait for class to begin with plastic boards placed on their desks at Jeonmin High School in Daejeon, South Korea, Wednesday, May 20, 2020. South Korean students began returning to schools Wednesday as their country prepares for a new normal amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Kim Jun-beom/Yonhap via AP)

South Korean high school seniors return to school

By Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

In this May 17, 2020, photo, cheering mannequins are installed at the empty spectators' seats before the start of a soccer match between FC Seoul and Gwangju FC at the Seoul World Cup Stadium in Seoul, South Korea. A South Korean professional soccer club has apologized after being accused of putting sex dolls in empty stands during a match Sunday in Seoul. In a statement, FC Seoul expressed "sincere remorse" over the controversy, but insisted that it used mannequins, not sex dolls, to mimic a home crowd during its 1-0 win over Gwangju FC at the Seoul World Cup stadium. (Ryu Young-suk/Yonhap via AP) ** FILE **

South Korean soccer club apologizes for putting sex dolls in stands

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

Children accompanied by a man play at a public park as kindergarten and primary schools still remain closed following the new coronavirus outbreak in Beijing, Monday, May 11, 2020. China reported another rise in coronavirus cases Monday, amid government reminders for people to &quot;remain alert and step up personal protection against the virus.&quot; (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

As nations reopen, warning emerges about virus tracing voids

By JIM MUSTIAN and CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY and LORI HINNANT - Associated Press