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South Korean President Moon Jae-in will meet with President Trump to discuss a controversial U.S. missile defense system and nuclear issues with North Korea. (Associated Press)

EDITORIAL: A porcupine makes a difficult pet

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

In this Feb. 29, 2016, file photo, American student Otto Warmbier cries while speaking to reporters in Pyongyang, North Korea. Warmbier died Monday, June 19, 2017, relatives said in a statement. He arrived in Ohio on June 13, 2017, after being held for more than 17 months. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea denies torturing American detainee Otto Warmbier

By Kim Tong-Hyung - Associated Press

North Korea's International Olympic Committee, IOC, member Chang Ung, middle row left, waves with officials of International Taekwondo Federation for the media upon their arrival at Gimpo International Airport in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, June 23, 2017. The team has arrived in South Korea for its first performances in the rival country in 10 years. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

NKorean taekwondo team in SKorea for 1st time in 10 years

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

South Korean President Moon Jae-in, second from right, watches a test launch of the Hyunmoo-2 missile at the Agency for Defense Development in Anheung, South Korea, Friday, June 23, 2017. Moon observed the test-firing of a new midrange missile the country is developing to cope with growing threats from North Korea. (Yonhap via AP)

S. Korean leader observes missile test amid North’s threats

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

In this June 15, 2017 photo, a visitor rides a bicycle along the Han river in Seoul, South Korea. In a country where bikes are either a poor man’s transportation or a weekend workout for spandex-clad racers, the longest and most highly engineered network of car-free paths in the world is being built through dense evergreen forests, down wildflower-lined river valleys and over steep mountain crests. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

South Korea’s infrastructure boondoggle a boon for cyclists

By MARTHA MENDOZA and YOUKYUNG LEE - Associated Press

FILE - This Jan. 17, 2015, file photo sows South Korea's soccer coach Uli Stielike ahead of an AFC Asia Cup soccer match between Australia and South Korea in Brisbane, Australia. Stielike was fired as South Korea's head coach after poor results in World Cup qualifying. South Korea's football association made the announcement Thursday, June 15, 2017, two days after a 3-2 loss in Qatar. It was South Korea's third defeat in the last five qualification games and left hopes of progressing to a ninth successive World Cup uncertain. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard, File)

South Korea fires head coach Stielike after loss to Qatar

By JOHN DUERDEN - Associated Press

Actress Tilda Swinton signs autographs for fans during a promotional event for her latest film &quot;Okja&quot; in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, June 13, 2017. The film will be released in South Korea on June 29. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon).

Netflix theater debate hits S. Korea as ‘Okja’ boycott looms

By YOUKYUNG LEE - Associated Press

In this Friday, June 9, 2017 photo provided by South Korean Defense Ministry on Tuesday, June 13, 2017, a suspected North Korean drone is seen in a mountain in Inje, South Korea. South Korean Defense Ministry said on Tuesday, June 13, 2017, the suspected North Korean drone found near the Korean border was found to have taken photos of a U.S. missile defense shield in the South. Investigators discovered hundreds of photos from the drone's Sony-made in-built camera. (South Korean Defense Ministry via AP)

Suspected N.Korea drone photographed U.S. missile defense site

By Hyung-Jin Kim - Associated Press

A suspected North Korean drone crashed near the border between North and South Korea in Inje. South Korean officials found the unmanned aircraft and it found that it had taken photos of a U.S. missile defense shield. Investigators found hundreds of photos. (Associated Press)

South Korean officials find drone along border

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

South Korean President Moon Jae-in, center, shakes hands with FIFA President Gianni Infantino during their meeting at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, June 12, 2017. South Korea's new liberal president has proposed that the rival Koreas and other Northeast Asian countries co-host the 2030 World Cup. (Bae Jae-man/Yonhap via AP)

SKorea leader proposes Asian nations co-host 2030 World Cup

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

Illustration on challenges to South Korea's economic prosperity by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

South Korea should proceed with caution on economic progress

By Tom Ridge

FILE - In this May 2, 2017, file photo, a U.S. missile defense system called Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, is installed on a golf course in Seongju, South Korea. (Kim Jun-beom/Yonhap via AP, File)

South Korea’s halt on THAAD sparks frustration in Washington

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

A man passes by a TV news program showing a photo published in North Korea's Rodong Sinmun newspaper of North Korea's new type of cruise missile launch, at Seoul Railway station in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, June 9, 2017. North Korea said Friday it has tested a new type of cruise missile that could strike U.S. and South Korean warships &quot;at will&quot; if it is attacked, in an apparent reference to the projectiles detected by Seoul when they were launched a day earlier. The signs read &quot;Can hit on the ground.&quot; (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) ** FILE **

North Korea says it has tested new anti-ship missile

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

People watch a TV news program showing a file footage of a missile launched by North Korea, at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, June 8, 2017. North Korea fired several projectiles believed to be short-range surface-to-ship cruise missiles off its east coast Thursday, South Korea's military said, a continuation of weapons tests that have rattled Washington and the North's neighbors as Pyongyang seeks to build a nuclear missile capable of reaching the continental United States. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

North Korea fires suspected cruise missiles after US drills

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

A South Korean protester sits next to a poster with an illustration of U.S. President Donald Trump to oppose a plan to deploy an advanced U.S. missile defense system called Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, near the U.S. Embassy in Seoul Monday, June 5, 2017. South Korea's presidential office says a senior defense official has been suspended for deliberately failing to report the arrival of several more launchers for a contentious U.S. missile defense system meant to deal with North Korean threats. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Seoul to conduct review before allowing more U.S. THAAD missile launchers

Associated Press

FILE - In this May 2, 2017, file photo, a U.S. missile defense system called Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, is installed on a golf course in Seongju, South Korea. (Kim Jun-beom/Yonhap via AP, File)

Moon Jae-in, South Korea’s new leader, orders probe of U.S. missile launchers

By Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

In this Monday, May 22, 2017 photo, South Korean army's K-55 self-propelled howitzer fires during the annual exercise in Paju, near the border with North Korea, South Korea. South Korea's military said Tuesday, May 23, 2017, it fired warning shots at an unidentified object flying south from rival North Korea. (Lim Byung-shick/Yonhap via AP)

Seoul says NKorean object that drew fire was likely balloon

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

A demonstrator protests the presence of the U.S. military's Terminal High Altitude Areal Defense (THAAD) missile defense system in Seongju County south of Seoul. (Guy Taylor/The Washington Times)

South Korea THAAD protesters see U.S. militarism, not protection

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

FILE - This file image made from video of an undated still image broadcast in a news bulletin on Monday, May 15, 2017, by North Korea's KRT shows leader Kim Jong Un at what was said to be a missile test site at an undisclosed location in North Korea after the North on Monday, May 15 boasted of a successful weekend launch of a new type of &quot;medium long-range&quot; ballistic rocket that can carry a heavy nuclear warhead. North Korea on Sunday, May 21, fired a midrange ballistic missile, U.S. and South Korean officials said, in the latest weapons test for a country speeding up its development of nuclear weapons and missiles. (KRT via AP Video, File)

North Korea calls latest solid-fuel missile test successful

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press