N. Korea beat S. Korea in Asian Games

N. Korea beat S. Korea in Asian Games

GUANGZHOU, China - North Korea striker An Chol Hyok helps South Korea midfielder Cho Young Cheol following a tussle during an Asian Games match at Yuexiushan Stadium in Guangzhou, China, on Nov. 8, 2010. North Korea won 1-0.

N. Korea beat S. Korea in Asian Games

N. Korea beat S. Korea in Asian Games

GUANGZHOU, China - North Korea striker An Chol Hyok helps South Korea midfielder Cho Young Cheol following a tussle during an Asian Games match at Yuexiushan Stadium in Guangzhou, China, on Nov. 8, 2010. North Korea won 1-0. (Kyodo)

N. Korean envoy to U.S.

N. Korean envoy to U.S.

Undated file photo shows North Korea's special representative for U.S. affairs Kim Hyok Chol. Kim, who led his country's preparations for the February 2019 meeting with the United States, has been executed for his role in the summit's breakdown, the South Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo reported on May 31. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

N. Korea's negotiator with U.S. in Hanoi

N. Korea's negotiator with U.S. in Hanoi

Kim Hyok Chol (R), the North Korean leading negotiations with the United States, arrives at Hanoi's international airport on Feb. 20, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

N. Korea's negotiator with U.S.

N. Korea's negotiator with U.S.

Kim Hyok Chol, North Korea's interlocutor leading negotiations with the United States, leaves Beijing's international airport on Feb. 20, 2019, on his way to the Vietnamese capital Hanoi, where the second summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to be held Feb. 27-28. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

N. Korea's negotiator with U.S.

N. Korea's negotiator with U.S.

Kim Hyok Chol, North Korea's interlocutor leading negotiations with the United States, arrives at Beijing's international airport on Feb. 20, 2019, prior to his departure for the Vietnamese capital Hanoi, where the second summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to be held Feb. 27-28. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

U.S.-N. Korea talks

U.S.-N. Korea talks

Combined photo shows Stephen Biegun (L), U.S. special representative for North Korea, and his North Korean counterpart Kim Hyok Chol. The two are expected to meet in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi prior to a summit of their countries' leaders on Feb. 27-28. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

N. Korea's negotiator with U.S.

N. Korea's negotiator with U.S.

Kim Hyok Chol (C), North Korea's interlocutor leading negotiations with the Untied States, arrives at Beijing's international airport on Feb. 19, 2019, on his way to the Vietnamese capital Hanoi, where the second summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to be held Feb. 27-28. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

N. Korea's negotiator with U.S.

N. Korea's negotiator with U.S.

Kim Hyok Chol (C), North Korea's interlocutor leading negotiations with the Untied States, arrives at Beijing's international airport on Feb. 19, 2019, on his way to the Vietnamese capital Hanoi, where the second summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to be held Feb. 27-28. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

N. Korea's negotiator with U.S.

N. Korea's negotiator with U.S.

Kim Hyok Chol (C), North Korea's interlocutor leading negotiations with the Untied States, arrives at Beijing's international airport on Feb. 19, 2019, on his way to the Vietnamese capital Hanoi, where the second summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to be held Feb. 27-28. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

N. Korea's negotiator with U.S.

N. Korea's negotiator with U.S.

Kim Hyok Chol, North Korea's interlocutor leading negotiations with the Untied States, is pictured upon arrival at Beijing's international airport on Feb. 19, 2019, on his way to the Vietnamese capital Hanoi, where the second summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to be held Feb. 27-28. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

N. Korea's negotiator with U.S.

N. Korea's negotiator with U.S.

Kim Hyok Chol (R), North Korea's interlocutor leading negotiations with the United States, is pictured upon arrival at Beijing's international airport on Feb. 19, 2019, on his way to the Vietnamese capital Hanoi, where the second summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to be held Feb. 27-28. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo