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A teacher takes the body temperature of a schoolgirl to help curb the spread of the coronavirus before entering Kim Song Ju Primary School in Central District in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Oct. 13, 2021. According to North Korea, its fight against COVID-19 has been impressive: About 3.3 million people have been reported sick with fevers, but only 69 have died. (AP Photo/Cha Song Ho, File)

Widespread disbelief over North Korea’s tiny COVID death rate

By Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attend a a ruling party politburo meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea Saturday, May 21, 2022. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: &quot;KCNA&quot; which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea reports more fevers as Kim claims virus progress

By Kim Tong-Hyung - Associated Press

U.S. President Joe Biden, right, speaks during a news conference with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, left, at the People's House, Saturday, May 21, 2022, in Seoul. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

U.S. and South Korea open to expanded joint military drills to deter North

By Aamer Madhani and Josh Boak - Associated Press

South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin greets U.S.President Joe Biden as he arrives at Osan Air Base, Friday, May 20, 2022, in Pyeongtaek, South Korea. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden starts Asia trip with global issues and tech on agenda

By Aamer Madhani and Josh Boak - Associated Press

President Joe Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol visit the Samsung Electronics Pyeongtaek campus, Friday, May 20, 2022, in Pyeongtaek, South Korea. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden kicks off Asia trip with Samsung tour in South Korea to solidify trade ties

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

U.S. President Joe Biden, disembarks from Air Force One on his arrival at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Friday, May 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, Pool)

Two Secret Service agents sent home for alleged drunken altercation ahead of Biden’s first Asia trip

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol visit the Samsung Electronics Pyeongtaek campus, Friday, May 20, 2022, in Pyeongtaek, South Korea. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

China, North Korea cast shadow over Biden Asia mission

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

FILE - People watch a TV screen showing a news program reporting with an image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, at a train station in Seoul, South Korea on May 16, 2022. North Korean propaganda describes an all-out effort to fight a suspected COVID-19 outbreak that has sickened nearly 2 million people. But defectors say fear is palpable among North Korean citizens who lack access to hospital care and struggle to afford even basic medicine. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)

Tea and infomercials: N. Korea fights COVID with few tools

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

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attends an emergency consultative meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea Sunday, May 15, 2022. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: &quot;KCNA&quot; which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

White House braced for possible North Korea missile, nuke tests during Biden’s Pacific trip

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden attends a briefing on preparing for and responding to hurricanes this season at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Wednesday May 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Biden not planning to visit DMZ during South Korea trip, says White House

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

An employee of Pyongyang Dental Hygiene Products Factory disinfects the floor of a dining room as the state increased measures to stop the spread of illness in Pyongyang, North Korea on May 16, 2022. North Korea on Wednesday, May 18, reported 232,880 new cases of fever and another six deaths as leader Kim Jong-un accused officials of “immaturity” and “slackness” in handling the escalating COVID-19 outbreak ravaging across the unvaccinated nation. (AP Photo/Cha Song Ho, File)

North Korea boasts COVID-19 recovery as WHO worries over missing data

By Kim Tong-hyung - Associated Press

A teacher takes the body temperature of a schoolgirl to help curb the spread of the coronavirus before entering Kim Song Ju Primary School in Central District in Pyongyang, North Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021. Before acknowledging domestic COVID-19 cases, Thursday, May 12, 2022, North Korea spent 2 1/2 years rejecting outside offers of vaccines and steadfastly claiming that its superior socialist system was protecting its 26 million people from “a malicious virus” that had killed millions around the world. (AP Photo/Cha Song Ho, File)

What’s behind North Korea’s COVID-19 admission?

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

People watch a TV screen showing a news program reporting about North Korea's missile launch with file footage, at a train station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, May 12, 2022. South Korea says North Korea has fired a total of three short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff says the three missiles launched from the North's capital region on Thursday afternoon flew toward the waters off the country's eastern coast. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

North Korea fires 3 ballistic missiles amid 1st virus outbreak

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

Labor Secretary Marty Walsh finds a taste of home in Seoul

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks during an inaugural dinner at a hotel in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, May 10, 2022. (Jeon Heon-Kyun/Pool Photo via AP)

South Korea’s new president vows help for North Korea if they disavow nukes

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times