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ROK special envoy says fully understands China's concern over THAAD

A special envoy of the President of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Moon Jae-in said here Thursday that the ROK fully understands China's reasonable concern over the deployment of the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system.

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S. Korean politician raises possibility of returning THAAD

South Korea’s ruling Democratic Party has put forward the possibility of returning the controversial THAAD anti-missile system to the United States.

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S. Korean politician raises possibility of returning THAAD

SouthKorea’srulingDemocraticPartyhasputforwardthepossibilityofreturningthecontroversialTHAADanti-missilesystemtotheUnitedStates.NationalAssemblymemberWooWon-shi

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Part of THAAD battery arrives in S.Korea

A part of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery arrived in South Korea, which launched the process of deployment in the country's southeast region, local media reported Tuesday citing the defense ministry.

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S. Korean merchants worry about falling profits after THAAD decision

South Korean business people in downtown Seoul, where Chinese tourists once packed the streets before the decision to deploy a U.S. missile shield in their homeland, complained about falling profits as a result of fewer Chinese customers.

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S. Korea formally signs land swap deal with Lotte for THAAD

South Korea's defense ministry on Tuesday signed the land swap deal with Lotte Group for Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), a ministry official said.

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S.Korean residents shout "Stop THAAD" for peace of future generations

Residents living in South Korea's southeast regions, where the U.S. missile shield is set to be deployed, came up to the capital city Seoul on Thursday to rally against the decision to install one Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery in their hometown.

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U.S., S.Korea defense chiefs reaffirm THAAD deployment despite oppositions

Defense chiefs of South Korea and the United States on Tuesday reaffirmed the bilateral agreement to deploy the U.S. missile shield, called Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), in South Korean soil despite strong oppositions at home and abroad.

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South Korea vows to deploy US missile system as opposition lawmakers head to China

South Korea is committed to deploying an advanced US missile defence system this year despite opposition from China, a minister said on Wednesday, even as opposition lawmakers headed to Beijing with a different message.

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S.Korean presidential hopeful raises doubt about THAAD capability, aim behind deployment

A rising South Korean presidential hopeful in the opposition bloc raised doubts about the capability of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) and the possibly hidden aim behind the agreed-upon deployment of the U.S. missile defense system in South Korean soil.

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China reveals holding joint naval drills in September

China's navy revealed for the first time that all three Chinese naval fleets - South Sea, East Sea and North Sea fleets - had conducted a joint large-scale exercise in September, amid the controversy over South Korea's deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system.

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S. Korean figure suspected of pulling strings in THAAD deployment decision

​A South Korean opposition lawmaker has claimed that a political heavyweight might have worked behind the scenes for the deployment of a U.S. missile shield on South Korean soil.

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U.S. to deploy THAAD system in S. Korea "as soon as possible": official

​The United States intends to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-missile system in South Korea "as soon as possible," a senior U.S. official said Tuesday.

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S. Korea passes 10-bln-USD extra budget plan through parliament

The South Korea parliament approved a supplementary budget plan worth 11 trillion won (10 billion U.S. dollars) on Friday after wrangling over the parliament speaker's remarks on the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD).

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S.Korean president mentions conditional THAAD deployment before leaving for Russia

South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Friday made her first mention of a conditional deployment of the U.S. missile shield, or Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), in South Korean soil, before leaving for Russia to participate in the Eastern Economic Forum.

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Protests continue over THAAD in S. Korea on liberation day from Japan's colonial rule

Splits continued among South Korean people over the deployment of a U.S. missile defense system in their soil on Monday that marks the 71st anniversary of the Korean Peninsula's liberation from Japanese colonial rule.

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Russia engages with China on THAAD

China and Russia are discussing a proposal to prevent the further escalation of tensions on the Korean Peninsula, the Russian ambassador told media, which experts say indicates that the two countries are growing closer in the face of the deployment of a US missile defense system that has altered the fragile geopolitical balance in Northeast Asia.