SEOUL -- Pyongyang's push for economic aid from Seoul is forcing South Korean President Moon Jae-in to make some tough decisions ahead of a summit with Kim Jong Un later this month.
The U.S. opposes the provision of economic assistance until it sees North Korea taking concrete steps toward denuclearization. But Moon -- a self-styled mediator between the U.S. and North Korea -- is keen to avoid a collapse in the diplomatic process and a return to last year's tensions on the peninsula.
