Terminal High Altitude Area Defence

China's Xi Jinping willing to put South Korea ties back on track

The US has 28,500 troops in South Korea to guard against the North Korean threat. A major conflict is possible with North, says Trump and Moon.

May 19, 2017, 09:59 AM IST

Early indication of China doing better job on North Korea: US

US dismissed China's concerns on the US deployment of THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defence) missile in South Korea.

Apr 27, 2017, 12:43 PM IST

South Korea completes land provision process for Thaad

The land was formerly owned by a Lotte Group affiliate and used as a golf course.

Apr 20, 2017, 19:38 PM IST

China expels 32 South Korea missionaries amid missile defence tension

China has expelled 32 South Korean Christian missionaries

Feb 11, 2017, 10:21 AM IST

China sees THAAD deployment as 'weather vane' under Donald Trump

Whether President-elect Donald Trump goes through with a deployment of a U.S. anti-missile system in South Korea will be a key indicator to how political ties unfold with China, sources with ties to the leadership in Beijing said.

Nov 17, 2016, 13:24 PM IST

South Korea-US begin talks on THAAD missile system deployment

The THAAD will be operated against North Korea alone, according to Seoul's defence ministry.

Feb 07, 2016, 18:21 PM IST