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Members of the South Korean football team pose for a photo before boarding an Air China flight to Pyongyang for a World Cup qualifier match against North Korea from the airport in Beijing on Monday, Oct. 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

North Korea holds South Korea to 0-0 in World Cup qualifier

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

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In this Sept. 30, 2015, photo, South Korean pop star and actress Sulli poses during the K-Beauty Close-Up event in Seoul, South Korea. News reports on Monday, Oct. 14, 2019, say Sulli has been found dead at her home south of Seoul. (Jang Se-young/Newsis via AP)

Sulli, f(x) singer and actress, found dead in home

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Pro-government supporters hold signs with pictures of Justice Minister Cho Kuk, before a rally supporting Cho in front of Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. Tens of thousands of government supporters gathered in South Korea's capital for the fourth straight Saturday to show their support for President Moon Jae-in's justice minister, who is enmeshed in an explosive political scandal that has polarized the nation. The letters read &quot;Reform the Prosecution&quot; and &quot;Protect Cho Kuk&quot;. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

South Korean justice minister resigns during finance probe

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

South Korea's Son Heung-min, center, kicks the ball past Sri Lanka's Mohamed Aman, left, during their Asian zone Group H qualifying soccer match for the 2022 World Cup at Hwaseong Sports Complex Main Stadium in Hwaseong, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Tottenham star Son set for ‘Korean Derby’ in Pyongyang

By JOHN DUERDEN - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019, photo, South Korea national soccer team's Son Heung-min, center, warms up during a training session ahead of Asian zone Group H qualifying soccer match against Sri Lanka for the 2022 World Cup at Hwaseong Sports Complex Main Stadium in Hwaseong, South Korea. (Hong Ki-won/Yonhap via AP)

Seoul unsure if North Korea will air World Cup qualifier

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

This Oct. 8, 2019 photo shows filmmaker Bong Joon-Ho posing for a portrait at the Whitby Hotel screening room in New York to promote his film &quot;Parasite.&quot; The film will open in theaters Friday having already amassed $70.9 million in Bong's native South Korea. In May, &quot;Parasite&quot; won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, a first for a Korean film. (Photo by Christopher Smith/Invision/AP)

Bong Joon Ho and ‘Parasite’ are coming for you

By JAKE COYLE - Associated Press

United States forward Carli Lloyd celebrates after scoring against the South Korea during the first half of an international friendly soccer match Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kamil Krzaczynski)

US plays to 1-1 draw in final game for retiring coach Ellis

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Protesters shout slogans as they wave national flags and signs during a rally denouncing South Korea's Justice Minister Cho Kuk in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019. The letters read &quot;Arrest Cho Kuk&quot; and &quot;Moon Jae-in, resign.&quot; (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Gov’t supporters rally in Seoul over beleaguered minister

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

In this May 24, 2018, file photo, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich is interviewed on the "Fox & Friends" television program, in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Newt Gingrich rallies Asia allies at Japan Summit

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Firefighters search for missing people in an area struck by a landslide after heavy rain in Busan, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019. A powerful typhoon has lashed southern South Korea, leaving nine people dead and five others missing. (Jo Jung-ho/Yonhap via AP)

Strong typhoon hits South Korea, leaving 9 dead, 5 missing

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Kim Song, chair of the delegation of North Korea, addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Monday, Sept. 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

North Korea complains at U.N. about U.S. ‘provocations’

By Jennifer Peltz - Associated Press

A South Korean fighter pilot, left, stands near F-35 A Stealth in the 71st anniversary of Armed Forces Day at the Air Force Base in Daegu, South Korea Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019. (Jeon Heon-kyun/Pool Photo via AP)

South Korea shows its US-made F-35 stealth jets for 1st time

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

In this July 18, 2019, photo, North Korean refugee Jang Myung-jin speaks during an interview at his house in Seoul, South Korea. The 32-year-old Jang is among a handful of young North Korean refugees in South Korea who have launched YouTube channels that offer a rare glimpse into the everyday lives of people in North Korea, one of the world’s most secretive and repressive countries. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

North Korea-born YouTubers offer peek into lives in homeland

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 15, 1999, file photo, Japanese war veterans in Japan's Imperial Navy uniform stand at attention with the navy flag as they pay their respects to the war dead at Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine to commemorate the 54th anniversary of the end of World War II. Japan has announced it is not inviting South Korea to an upcoming multinational naval review it is hosting next month because their ties are badly strained over history, trade and defense. (AP Photo/Tsugufumi Matsumoto, File)

Japan not inviting South Korea to naval review amid dispute

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

President Donald Trump meets with Korean President Moon Jae-in at the InterContinental Barclay hotel during the United Nations General Assembly, Monday, Sept. 23, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Seoul says US-North Korea nuke talks will likely resume soon

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

President Donald Trump meets with Korean President Moon Jae-in at the InterContinental Barclay hotel during the United Nations General Assembly, Monday, Sept. 23, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Moon Jae-in, Trump discuss softer style in North Korea nuke talks

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Quarantine officials control access to a pig farm with confirmed African swine fever in Ganghwa, South Korea, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. South Korean on Wednesday said it was intensifying efforts to clean farms around the country as it scrambles to contain the spread of the highly contagious African swine fever that has ravaged farms near its border with North Korea. The notice reads: &quot;Under quarantine.&quot; (Yun Tae-hyun/Yonhap via AP)

Fears grow in South Korea as tests confirm more swine fever

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

In this photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, South Korean army soldiers, wearing helmets, inspect at the dismantled North Korean guard post inside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in the central section of the inter-Korean border in Cheorwon, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018. Dozens of North and South Korean soldiers crossed over the world's most heavily armed border Wednesday as they inspected the sites of their rival's front-line guard posts to verify they'd been removed, part of inter-Korean engagement efforts that come amid stalled U.S.-North Korea nuclear disarmament talks. (South Korea Defense Ministry via AP)

North Korea war remains excavation stops in Demilitarized Zone

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Disinfectant solution is sprayed from a vehicle as a precaution against African swine fever near a pig farm in Paju, South Korea, Friday, Sept. 20, 2019. South Korea said Friday that it is investigating two more suspected cases of African swine fever from farms near its border with North Korea, as fears grow over the spread of the illness that has decimated pig herds across Asia. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

South Korea says 2 farms tested negative for swine fever

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