Topic: THAAD

Military cost-sharing talks between the United States and South Korea are unlikely to reach a conclusion by April, when general elections are to be held in Korea, according to a South Korean press report.

Russia completed the second delivery of a S-400 Triumf, or Triumph, anti-aircraft missile system to China in December, according to a Russian press report.

Chinese President Xi Jinping requested a "proper resolution" to the presence of U.S. missile defense on the Korean Peninsula during a rare summit with South Korean President Moon Jae-in.

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor was seen performing a flyover at an air base in Saudi Arabia, an indication that the aircraft have been deployed there, just before Secretary of Defense Mark Esper met with F-22 crews.

The U.S. Defense Department announced Friday it will send thousands of additional troops and more equipment to Saudi Arabia, in response to months of heightened tensions in the region involving Riyadh and Iran.

The United States announced Thursday that it will send two missile defense devices and 200 troops to Saudi Arabia to aid its defense after airstrikes on Saudi oil fields earlier this month.

The first test of a remotely launched Terminal High Altitude Area Defense interceptor missile was called a success on Friday by the Missile Defense Agency.

South Korea and China held a bilateral meeting representing heads of major companies for the first time in three years.

North Korea is condemning the South as the United States plans to deploy midrange conventional missiles in the Asia-Pacific.

NATO announced the completion of upgrades to its ballistic missile defense system in Romania on Friday, and a THAAD system temporarily stationed there during the upgrade will now be redeployed.

Construction of housing units for U.S. and South Korean soldiers stationed at the THAAD site in Seongju, central South Korea, began Friday.

Lockheed Martin received a $1.4 billion contract for support items and construction of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense interceptor for Saudi Arabia, which was part of a $110 billion deal announced in May 2017.

The number of Chinese visitors and tourists to South Korea who stay past their visa expiration dates is rising.

South Korea's main opposition party conservatives claimed Monday the nation's first lady was protesting U.S. missile defense with a jewelry pin.

Kim Jong Un's "will to denuclearize" has remained unchanged and the North Korean leader seeks to resolve issues by dialogue, Chinese President Xi Jinping said.