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FILE - In this Nov. 14, 2018, file photo, a container ship is docked at a port in Tokyo. Japanese controls on exports of key materials used to make semiconductors and displays have taken effect, as South Korean officials vowed to fight back. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, file )

Japan export curbs take effect as SKorean officials protest

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

South Korean Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Sung Yun-mo, center, speaks during a meeting at Korea Trade Insurance Corporation in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, July 1, 2019. South Korea plans to file a complaint with the World Trade Organization over Japan's imposition of restrictions on its exports of key technology materials to South Korea. Sung said Monday that the Seoul government sees Japan's move as retaliation against South Korean court rulings ordering Japanese firms to compensate South Korean plaintiffs over forced labor during World War II.(Ahn Jung-won/Yonhap via AP)

Japan cites security concerns in curbing exports to SKorea

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

President Donald Trump, left, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, center, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in, right, walk together at the border village of Panmunjom in Demilitarized Zone, South Korea, Sunday, June 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

Donald Trump predicts ‘good things’ from his unexpected meeting with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un

By Dave Boyer and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this Sunday, June 30, 2019, photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, bids farewell to South Korean President Moon Jae-in, right, and U.S. President Donald Trump at the border village of Panmunjom in Demilitarized Zone. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

The Latest: Birds prompted S. Korea to issue alert messages

Associated Press

People read publically displayed newspapers reporting the Sunday meeting between North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday, July 1, 2019, in Pyongyang, North Korea. President Donald Trump returned to the White House Sunday night after a four-day visit to Asia highlighted by a history-making, if brief, side trip to North Korea. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)

South Korea’s Moon calls Trump-Kim summit end of hostility

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 30, 2018, file photo, South Korean Lee Chun-sik, center, a 94-year-old victim of forced labor during Japan's colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula before the end of World War II, sits on a wheelchair upon his arrival outside the Supreme Court in Seoul, South Korea. In a landmark ruling in October, South Korea's top court ordered Nippon Steel &amp; Sumitomo Metal Corp. to pay 100 million won ($88,000) each to four plaintiffs forced to work for the company when Japan colonized the Korean Peninsula from 1910-45. The banner reads: &quot;Nippon Steel &amp; Sumitomo Metal Corporation should compensate and apologize to victims of forced labor.&quot; (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)

The Latest: SKorea summons Japanese envoy over export curbs

Associated Press

President Donald Trump walks to the North Korean side of the border with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, South Korea, Sunday, June 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Timeline: Ups and downs in Trump-Kim negotiations

Associated Press

President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, South Korea, Sunday, June 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Donald Trump becomes first sitting U.S. president to enter North Korea in ‘historic moment’

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this Sunday, June 30, 2019, photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, bids farewell to South Korean President Moon Jae-in, right, and U.S. President Donald Trump at the border village of Panmunjom in Demilitarized Zone. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

Birds at border prompt S. Korea to launch jets, issue alert

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

President Donald Trump views North Korea from the Korean Demilitarized Zone from Observation Post Ouellette at Camp Bonifas in South Korea, Sunday, June 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

The Latest: NKorea’s state media calls DMZ meeting ‘amazing’

Associated Press

People in Seoul watched a TV screen Sunday showing President Trump, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the border villages of Panmunjom. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump’s visit to Kim Jong-un impresses South Korea residents

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Japan to restrict exports to South Korea, citing less trust

By YURI KAGEYAMA and HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in, right, pose for a photo during a visit to the tea house on the grounds of the Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, June 29, 2019. Trump is making a quick trip to Seoul after attending the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

The Latest: Trump defends meeting, North Korea efforts

Associated Press

President Donald Trump, walking with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stops to ask a question after he arrived at the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, Friday, June 28, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

DMZ diplomacy: Kim accepts Trump invite to meet at border

By ZEKE MILLER and JONATHAN LEMIRE - Associated Press

President Donald Trump, left, poses for a photo with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, Saturday, June 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

The Latest: K-pop band greets Trump during Seoul visit

Associated Press

In this June 12, 2019, photo, North Korean soldiers look at the South side, seen during a press tour at the Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), South Korea. U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday, June 29, 2019, invited North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to shake hands during a visit by Trump to the DMZ with South Korea. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

DMZ, where Trump met Kim, is a vestige of Cold War

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as they and other leaders gather for a group photo at the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, Friday, June 28, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Rebuked by many, Saudi crown prince feted at G20 summit

By FOSTER KLUG - Associated Press

A banner shows images, from left, of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, South Korean President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Donald Trump, displayed by protesters who demand the peace on Korean peninsula, ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's scheduled visit near U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, June 28, 2019. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Seoul: US ready for talks with N Korea on denuclearization

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

President Donald Trump, walking with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stops to ask a question after he arrived at the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, Friday, June 28, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump says he could meet North Korea’s Kim at DMZ

By ZEKE MILLER and JONATHAN LEMIRE - Associated Press

Vancouver Whitecaps' Inbeom Hwang controls the ball in the first half of the team's MLS soccer match against FC Dallas in Frisco, Texas, Wednesday, June 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

MLS looks toward Asia as next major market for talent

By TIM BOOTH - Associated Press