Topic: Han Min

The 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Paralympic Games kicked off on Friday with an opening ceremony emphasizing passion and coexistence.

The United States and South Korea conducted a ballistic missile drill.

Korea is to conduct an expanded environmental impact assessment on a former golf course where the U.S. missile defense system THAAD is being deployed.

South Korea disputed claims a U.S. senator said portions of the U.S. defense budget for THAAD deployment could be reallocated if the decision is overturned.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in reassured a visiting U.S. senator that his call for a THAAD probe would not undermine deployment.

The U.S. missile defense system deployed in South Korea amid controversy includes four more launchers.

China may be taking steps to coax Seoul to rethink the deployment of THAAD, the U.S. missile defense system that is already operational in central South Korea.

South Korea's military recently test-launched a 500-mile range cruise missile.

The United States, South Korea and Japan held a joint anti-submarine exercise to deter against North Korea threats.

The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson is expected to arrive in South Korea Wednesday to take part in joint drills on the peninsula.