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In this April 24, 2018, file photo, the Kaesong industrial complex in North Korea is seen from the Taesungdong freedom village inside the demilitarized zone during a press tour in Paju, South Korea. South Korea's Unification Ministry on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018, said the water is being supplied to a liaison office between the countries that opened in Kaesong in September 2018 and has been provided to the town's residents as well. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)

South Korea considers lifting some sanctions on North Korea

By Kim Tong-hyung - Associated Press

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, right, talks with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, before a meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, Monday, Oct. 8, 2018. (Daisuke Suzuki /Pool/Pool Photo via AP)

China tells US to stop criticism, says relations suffering

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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke with South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on Sunday. Mr. Moon inquired but received no specifics about Mr. Pompeo's meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. (Associated Press)

Mike Pompeo: North Korea talks progress

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, center, shakes hands with Japan's Foreign Minister Taro Kono before a meeting in Tokyo Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018. (Pool Photo via AP)

Mike Pompeo seeks allied unity in dealing with North Korea

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2013, file photo, a Japanese protester holds the rising sun flag and Japanese flag during a rally against South Korea in Tokyo. Japan has announced Friday, Oct. 5, 2018 it won't send a warship to an international fleet review hosted by South Korea after Seoul requested the removal of the Japanese navy's &quot;rising sun&quot; flag. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)

Japan to skip South Korea fleet event over ‘rising sun’ flag

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 25, 2013, file photo, members from conservative civic organizations burn a Japanese rising sun flag during a rally to protest Japanese lawmakers who made a visit to Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, in front of the Japanese embassy in Seoul, South Korea. South Korea has reiterated a demand that Japan should remove its “rising sun” naval flag from a warship participating in an international fleet review in Jeju island next week. The potential display of the alleged “war-crime flag” has touched a nerve in South Korea where many associate the symbol with Japanese military aggression during World War II. (Lee Jung-hoon/Yonhap via AP)

S. Korea renews call for Japan to remove ‘rising sun’ flag

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

Golf Glance

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In this Oct. 1, 2018 photo, South Korean Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon speaks at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea. South Korea says North Korea is estimated to have up to 60 nuclear weapons. Unification Minister Cho told parliament the estimates on the size of North Korea's nuclear arsenal range from 20 bombs to as many as 60.(Kim Hyun-tae/Yonhap via AP)

Seoul: North Korea estimated to have 20-60 nuclear weapons

By Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

South Korea could feel home pressure at International Crown

By JOHN DUERDEN - Associated Press

White House chief economic adviser Larry Kudlow gestures as he answers questions for members of the media outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018. Ludlow answered questions about the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA. It replaces the 24-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement, which President Donald Trump had called a job-killing disaster. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Can Trump’s bullying style deliver more trade breakthroughs?

By PAUL WISEMAN - Associated Press

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets Pakistani Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi at the State Department in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018. Pompeo is heading back to North Korea for another round of talks aimed at getting Kim Jong Un to give up nuclear weapons. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Mike Pompeo to meet Kim Jong-un in North Korea

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Son to lead South Korea against Uruguay, Panama

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President Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Wheeling, W.Va., Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s falsehoods on health plan protections

By HOPE YEN and CALVIN WOODWARD - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 19, 2018, file photo, South Korea's Defense Minister Song Young-moo, front left, and North Korea's Minister of the People's Armed Forces No Kwang Chol, front right, hold the documents after signing as South Korean President Moon Jae-in, rear left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, rear right, clap at the Paekhwawon State Guesthouse in Pyongyang, North Korea. North and South Korea began removing mines at two sites inside their heavily fortified border Monday, Oct. 1, as part of their recent deals to ease decades-long military tensions.(Pyongyang Press Corps Pool via AP, File)

The Latest: S. Korea believes North begins demining at DMZ

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In this Sept. 26, 2018, photo, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

AP FACT CHECK: The Kavanaugh nomination and the world beyond

By HOPE YEN and CALVIN WOODWARD - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks during a signing ceremony for the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement at the Lotte New York Palace hotel during the United Nations General Assembly, Monday, Sept. 24, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump touts North Korea progress, seizes initiative at U.N. General Assembly

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Sept. 19, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks during the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters. When Trump makes his second address to the United Nations _ and wields the Security Council gavel for the first time _ he will face leaders of a global order he upended in the last 12 months by pulling out of the Iran deal, embracing Russia and alienating longtime Western allies over trade and defense spending. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

The Latest: Trump cites ‘very good experiences’ with France

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South Korean President Moon Jae-in, right, and first lady Kim Jung-sook bow as they leave for Seoul at the Samjiyon airport in North Korea, Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018. (Pyongyang Press Corps Pool via AP)

The Latest: S. Korean diva sings at North Korean volcano

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In this Sept. 19, 2018, file photo. 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. Kim and South Korean President Moon Jae-in announced in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang this week that Kim has accepted Moon’s request to visit Seoul soon, maybe within the year.(Pyongyang Press Corps Pool via AP, File)

A Kim Jong Un visit to Seoul? It would be surreal challenge

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

Residents of Pyongyang, North Korea gather in a plaza outside the city’s main train station to watch the news of South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s visit on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2018. Though images of Moon’s arrival had been aired around the world the day before, the first footage was delayed by a day in the North. (AP Photo/Eric Talmadge)

AP Analysis: In North and South Korea, 2 views of summit

By ERIC TALMADGE and FOSTER KLUG - Associated Press