PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — A U.S. guided-missile submarine arrived in South Korea on Tuesday and envoys from the U.S., Japan and South Korea met in Tokyo, as North Korea marked the anniversary of the founding of its military.

The Thaad system, deployed to counter North Korea’s missile threats, has angered China and become a contentious issue in South Korea’s presidential race.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has said he's willing to help ties with South Korea return to a "normal track."

South Korean President Moon Jae-in hopes to “normalise” ties with giant neighbour China on his first state visit to the country this week, his office said on Monday, after Beijing was infuriated by...

Chinese President Xi Jinping and South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in pledged in Beijing to put a spat over Seoul’s deployment of a U.S. missile shield behind them and work to improve ties between the two of Asia’s largest economies.

Beijing has reportedly reinstated a ban on mainland tour packages offering travel to South Korea, according to local media.