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Thaad

South Korea’s culture minister says lifting of China’s Hallyu ban remains fragile

Mr Chae said there has been little tangible advancement in lifting of restrictions.
Mr Chae said there has been little tangible advancement in lifting of restrictions.

China’s first K-pop concert in nine years signals efforts to mend ties

K-pop boy band Epex are scheduled to hold a concert in Fuzhou city on May 31.
K-pop boy band Epex are scheduled to hold a concert in Fuzhou city on May 31.

US anti-missile THAAD system in Israel used to intercept projectile from Yemen

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth speaks near a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile and the Pac-3 Missile Segment Enhancement during the Association of the United States Army annual meeting and exposition at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, U.S., October 14, 2024. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth speaks near a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile and the Pac-3 Missile Segment Enhancement during the Association of the United States Army annual meeting and exposition at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, U.S., October 14, 2024. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo

Can a US missile defense system shield Guam from Chinese threat?

A U.S. Navy MH-60S Knighthawk, U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk, Navy MQ-4C Triton, Air Force B-52 Stratofortresses, and KC-135 Stratotankers perform an \"Elephant Walk\" at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam April 13, 2020. Picture taken April 13, 2020. U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Michael S. Murphy/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
A U.S. Navy MH-60S Knighthawk, U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk, Navy MQ-4C Triton, Air Force B-52 Stratofortresses, and KC-135 Stratotankers perform an \"Elephant Walk\" at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam April 13, 2020. Picture taken April 13, 2020. U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Michael S. Murphy/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

US says Thaad anti-missile system is ‘in place’ in Israel

FILE PHOTO: A U.S. Army Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) weapon system is seen on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, October 26, 2017.  U.S. Army/Capt. Adan Cazarez/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A U.S. Army Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) weapon system is seen on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, October 26, 2017.  U.S. Army/Capt. Adan Cazarez/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

US sending additional air defence systems to Middle East: Pentagon

Palestinians search for casualties at the site of an Israeli strike on a house, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, October 21, 2023. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
Palestinians search for casualties at the site of an Israeli strike on a house, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, October 21, 2023. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa

Love-hate relationships: How some countries view China’s tour groups

An All Nippon Airways Co. (ANA) employee, left, escorts a group of Chinese tourists and a tour conductor, right, at the arrival lobby of Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. China lifted a ban on group tours this month to a slew of countries including the US, UK, Australia, South Korea and Japan, in a major test of demand for overseas travel from what was once the world’s biggest source of tourists. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg
An All Nippon Airways Co. (ANA) employee, left, escorts a group of Chinese tourists and a tour conductor, right, at the arrival lobby of Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. China lifted a ban on group tours this month to a slew of countries including the US, UK, Australia, South Korea and Japan, in a major test of demand for overseas travel from what was once the world’s biggest source of tourists. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg

S. Korean businesses quitting China as virus curbs add to trade woes

China makes strategic move to mend ties with South Korea amid rivalry with US: Experts

South Korea's Lotte Group to resume $3.5 billion China project after Thaad missile row

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.