By Ju-min Park, Trevor Hunnicutt and Tim Kelly SEOUL/WASHINGTON/TOKYO, Dec 5 (Reuters) - South Korea's pursuit of nuclear-powered submarines is gaining traction following President Donald Trump's endorsement,

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said Wednesday he’s weighing a possible apology to North Korea over suspicions that Seoul’s former conservative leader intentionally sought to raise military tensions between the war-divided rivals in the buildup to his brief martial law declaration in December.

President Lee Jae Myung reaffirmed wanting to build nuclear-powered submarines at home, despite President Trump’s suggestion that they be built in the United States.

The cameras were located in private homes, karaoke rooms, a Pilates studio and a gynaecologist's clinic.

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Four people have been arrested over the hacking of 120,000 home security cameras in South Korea and the sale of sexually explicit footage, as well as creating exploitative content of children, the country’s National Police Agency said Monday.

Critics have voiced concern over the pervasiveness of stalking and violence against women in South Korea.

The governments of Japan and South Korea are making arrangements to hold a bilateral summit in Nara, western Japan, as early as mid-January. Nara is Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae's home prefecture.

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According to a Stars and Stripes report, the remains of 25 people and some 2,000 artifacts, including personal effects and military equipment, have been recovered from a Korean War battlefield site in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) under the direction of South Korea’s Ministry of National Defense Agency for Killed in Action Recovery and Identification.

Lee has launched charm offensives in a bid to manage the high-stakes relationship with Seoul's main ally, praising Trump for his "peacemaker" role on North Korea and presenting him with a replica of a gold crown on a trip to South Korea.