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FILE - This undated file photo distributed on Sept. 3, 2017 by the North Korean government, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, second from right, at an undisclosed location in North Korea. When North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday, April 27, 2018, the world will have a single overriding interest: How will they address North Korea’s decades-long pursuit of nuclear-armed missiles? Success, even a small one, on the nuclear front could mean a prolonged detente and smooth the path for a planned summit between Kim and President Donald Trump in May or June. Optimists hope that the two summits might even result in a grand nuclear bargain. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

World watching 2 North Korea summits for signs of nuke deal

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

In this Jan. 8, 2016, file photo, South Korean army soldiers adjust equipment used for propaganda broadcasts near the border area between South Korea and North Korea in Yeoncheon, South Korea. South Korea says it has halted anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts on the border ahead of the April 27, 2018, inter-Korean talks. (Lim Tae-hoon/Newsis via AP)

South Korea halts propaganda broadcasts before summit with North

By Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2018 file photo, Kim Yo Jong, left, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, shakes hands with South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. North Korea's abrupt diplomatic outreach in recent months comes after a flurry of weapons tests that marked 2017, including the underground detonation of an alleged thermonuclear warhead and three launches of developmental ICBMs designed to strike the U.S. mainland. Inter-Korean dialogue resumed after Kim in his New Year’s speech proposed talks with the South to reduce animosities and for the North to participate in February’s Winter Olympics in Pyongchang. North Korea sent hundreds of people to the games, including Kim's sister, who expressed her brother's desire to meet with Moon for a summit. South Korean officials later brokered a potential summit between Kim and Trump. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool, File)

Road to N. Korea’s denuclearization is littered with failure

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

A South Korean army solider passes by a signboard showing the distance to North Korea's capital Pyongyang and to South Korea's capital Seoul from Imjingang Station in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Friday, April 20, 2018. North and South Korea have installed a telephone hotline between their leaders as they prepare for a rare summit next week aimed at resolving the nuclear standoff with Pyongyang. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Koreas set up 1st hotline between leaders ahead of summit

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo listens to questions from the media after a cherry blossom viewing party hosted by him at Shinjuku Gyoen national garden, in Tokyo Saturday, April 21, 2018. North Korea said Saturday it has suspended nuclear and long-range missile tests and plans to close its nuclear test site ahead of a new round of negotiations with South Korea and the United States. There was no clear indication in the North's announcement if it would be willing to deal away its arsenal. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

The Latest: US ambassador to UN hails NKorea nuke suspension

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Workers plant flowers in the shape of the Korean Peninsula on a lawn in Seoul to wish for a successful inter-Korean summit this month. (Associated Press/File)

Moon Jae-in’s North Korea diplomacy efforts bring hope

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

North Korean defector Kim Moon Hyuk, center, reads a letter of gratitude to Cab Calloway students Sophie Mirotznik, from left, Emma Miller, Angela Yu, Cecilia Tadlock, Sachi Shetty, and other members of local humanitarian club P4 who helped fun the boy's safe transfer to South Korea during a meeting of the two in Wilmington. (Jerry Habraken /The News Journal via AP)

3 North Korean defectors visit Delaware to express thanks

By MARGIE FISHMAN - Associated Press

In this Aug. 7, 2017, file photo, former South Korean President Park Geun-hye, left, arrives for her trial at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, Monday, Aug. 7, 2017. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

Park Geun-hye, ex-South Korean leader, gets 24-year prison term

By Hyung-jin Kim and Kim Tong-hyung - Associated Press

SKorean baseball league postpones games over pollution

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 29, 2018, file photo, a visitor walks by a TV screen showing file footages of South Korean President Moon Jae-in, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea. The rival Koreas started on Thursday, April 5, 2018, preparatory talks to set up a summit later this month between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in amid a global diplomatic push to resolve tensions over the North's nuclear program. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man. File)

Koreas holds preparatory talks to set up Kim-Moon summit

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

President Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a joint news conference at the Akasaka Palace, in Tokyo. Prime Minister Abe has announced plans to visit the U.S. from April 17-20, 2018, to discuss North Korea with President Trump ahead of expected summits between the North and the U.S. and South Korea. (Kiyoshi Ota/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Shinzo Abe, Donald Trump meeting reflects Japan’s North Korea fears

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

South Korean girl band Red Velvet is seen after their performance in Pyongyang, North Korea, Sunday, April 1, 2018. South Korean media say North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has watched a rare performance by South Korean pop stars visiting Pyongyang. (Korea Pool via AP)

NKorean leader Kim watches performance by SKorean pop stars

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

South Korean popular girl band Red Velvet poses while speaking before leaving for North Korea at the Gimpo International Airport in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, March 31, 2018. A South Korean artistic group including some of the country's biggest pop singers has departed for North Korea for rare performances highlighting the recent warming of ties between the war-separated rivals. (AP Photo/Ahn Youg-joon)

K-Pop time: South Koreans fly to North for rare concerts

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

South Korean soldiers stand as vehicles carrying a South Korean delegation pass the Unification Bridge, which leads to the Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone in Paju, South Korea, Thursday, March 29, 2018. The delegation led by Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon will hold a high-level talks with North Korea at the northern side of the Panmunjom. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Kim Jong-un and Moon Jae-in, North and South Korea leaders, to meet April 27 in historic summit

By Lee Jin-man and Kim Tong-hyung - Associated Press

In this image taken from video footage run Wednesday, March 28, 2018, by China's CCTV via AP Video, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands in Beijing, China. The Chinese government confirmed Wednesday that North Korea's reclusive leader Kim went to Beijing and met with Chinese President Xi in his first known trip to a foreign country since he took power in 2011. The official Xinhua News Agency said Kim made an unofficial visit to China from Sunday to Wednesday. (CCTV via AP Video)

Kim, Xi portray strong ties after NKorea leader’s China trip

By GILLIAN WONG and KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Kevin Brady, Texas Republican, speaks during a committee hearing on trade policy on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 21, 2018. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Kevin Brady hails new U.S.-South Korea trade deal: ‘Beneficial’ to American consumers, workers, biz

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

A special train is seen at Beijing Railway Station in Beijing Tuesday, March 27, 2018. Speculation about a visit to Beijing by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un or another high-level Pyongyang official was running high Tuesday amid talk of preparations for a meeting between the North's reclusive leader and President Donald Trump. (Kyodo News via AP)

Mysterious train sparks speculation of Kim visit to Beijing

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN and MARK SCHIEFELBEIN - Associated Press

President Donald Trump smiles at supporters as he arrives to speak at a rally, Wednesday, June 21, 2017, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) ** FILE **

U.S., South Korea agree to new trade deal

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Heavily armed police guard an area outside a train station ahead of the arrival of a convoy in Beijing, China, Tuesday, March 27, 2018. The activity followed the arrival Monday of a train resembling one used by North Korea's previous leader, and a foreign guesthouse in Beijing had a heavy security presence overnight. Some media have speculated that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was making a surprise visit to China. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Train’s visit to Beijing raises speculation of Kim visit

By Christopher Bodeen and Mark Schiefelbein - Associated Press

Police in tactical gear block a road leading to the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, Tuesday, March 27, 2018. Unusually heavy security at a Beijing guesthouse where prominent North Koreans have stayed in the past and media reports of a special train arriving have raised speculation that Kim Jong Un is making his first trip to China as North Korea's leader. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

The Latest: Japan says talks must end N. Korean nuke program

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