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In this image made from video released Friday, Dec. 28, 2018, by the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force, a South Korean naval warship is seen as it allegedly locks its fire-control radar on a Japanese warplane Friday, Dec. 21, 2018, in the disputed waters north of Japan. (Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force via AP)

Japan shows video of alleged radar lock-on by SKorea warship

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

South Korean Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon, bottom left, and officials arrive to board a train to leave for the North Korea at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2018. South Korean officials have traveled to North Korea by train to attend a groundbreaking ceremony for an aspirational project to modernize North Korean railways and roads and connect them with the South. (Jin Sung-chul/Yonhap via AP)

Koreas break ground on railways but sanctions block project

By Kim Tong-Hyung - Associated Press

South Korean Transport Ministry officials and members of investigative panel on BMW engine bow during a press conference as damaged gears of a BMW which engine had caught fire are displayed at the government complex in Seoul, Monday, Dec. 24, 2018. South Korea says it will fine BMW 11.2 billion won ($9.9 million) and file a criminal complaint against the company with state prosecutors over an allegedly botched response to dozens of engine fires reported in the country. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

South Korea fines BMW $10 million over several engine fires

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In this July 4, 2017, file photo distributed by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, second from right, inspects the preparation of the launch of a Hwasong-14 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in North Korea's northwest. North Korea on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018, says it will never unilaterally give up its nuclear weapons unless the United States removes its nuclear threat first. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

North Korea says it won’t denuclearize unless U.S. removes threat

By Kim Tong-hyung - Associated Press

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, right, meets Philippines Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin at the State Department in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Mike Pompeo: North Korea talks not ‘like instant pudding’

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Japan's Foreign Minister Taro Kono speaks at a press conference in Tokyo Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018. Kono said on Wednesday that he is waiting for a response from South Korea in resolving a Supreme Court of Korea ruling on the issue which has been considered as a legal foundation of two countries’ (Korea and Japan) relationship since 1965. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Japan wants Seoul’s political decision on forced labor row

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun speaks to the media upon his arrival at Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

US official says Washington reviewing North Korea travel ban

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un speaks during a joint press conference with South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the Paekhwawon State Guesthouse in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Pyongyang Press Corps Pool via AP, File)

North Korea denuclearization talks ‘sluggish’ with U.S.

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

A South Korean army soldier, center bottom, shakes hands with a North Korean army soldier before crossing the Military Demarcation Line inside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) to inspect the dismantled North Korean guard post in the central section of the inter-Korean border in Cheorwon, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018. South Korea and North Korea have removed some of their guard posts along the border as part of their military agreement last September. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, Pool)

Korean border troops verify removal of each other’s posts

By AHN YOUNG-JOON and HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

United States' Carli Lloyd waves as she stands by the World Cup trophy, during the women's soccer World Cup France 2019 draw, in Boulogne-Billancourt, outside Paris, Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

US draws Sweden again for 2019 Women’s World Cup

By JEROME PUGMIRE and ANNE M. PETERSON - Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday, Dec. 3, 2018, file photo, South Korean army soldiers stand guard at a guard post inside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in the central section of the inter-Korean border in Cheorwon, South Korea. South Korea said Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018, the two Koreas will jointly verify each other's works to remove some of their front-line guard posts next week. In the past weeks, the Koreas each dismantled or disarmed 11 of their guard posts as part of agreements to reduce tensions that were reached during their leaders' summit in Pyongyang in September. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon. File)

Koreas to verify removal of border guard posts next week

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

Lim Jae-sung, plaintiffs' attorney, speaks as Kim Se-eun, left, plaintiffs' attorney, listens during a press conference in Tokyo, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018. The two lawyers for Korean forced laborers demanded Nippon Steel &amp; Sumitomo Metal Corp., a Japanese steelmaker, respond to their request to discuss compensation by Christmas, or they will take legal step to freeze its assets in their country. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Japan firm warned of legal step over Korean forced laborers

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

In this image made from a video, New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, left, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in shake hands in Auckland, New Zealand Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018. Ardern says New Zealand will soon allow smoother immigration procedures for visitors from South Korea and plans to improve pension portability between the two countries. (NZ POOL via AP)

South Korea says no timeframe set for visit by Kim Jong Un

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

South Korean president greets war vets on New Zealand visit

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

South Korea says North Korean soldier defects to South

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

Kim Sung-joo, center bottom, a victim of Japan’s forced labor, and their family members and supporters raise their hands in celebration after the Supreme Court's ruling ordering Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to compensate them in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018. South Korea's top court has ordered a Japanese company to compensate 10 Koreans for forced labor during Tokyo's 1910-45 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

S. Korea orders 2nd Japan firm to compensate forced laborers

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

Ex-Korea international Jang gets life ban for match-fixing

By JOHN DUERDEN - Associated Press

In this Nov. 16, 2016, photo, ssireum wrestlers compete during the Korea Open Ssireum Festival in Seoul, South Korea. South Korean culture officials on Monday, Nov. 26, 2018, said a UNESCO committee is set to determine whether to add the Korean wrestling to its list of &quot;Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity&quot; this week. (Jang Se-young/Newsis via AP)

Koreas win UNESCO recognition of traditional wrestling

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

US and South Korea to scale back major military exercise

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

Kim Jong Yang, the senior vice president of Interpol executive committee, speaks during a press conference in Changwon, South Korea. On Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2028, Interpol elected Kim Jong Yang as its president in a blow to Russian efforts at naming one of their own. (Kang Kyung-kook/Newsis via AP)

The Latest: Interpol chief: Neutrality key to organization

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