Terminal High Altitude Area Defense

Is China retaliating against Lotte missile deal?

The fifth biggest firm in South Korea gets an estimated 30% of its sales from China, and employs about 20,000 people there.

But in the past week, several of its businesses have faced a backlash from hackers, customers and Chinese partners.

On Monday, Lotte said that more than 10 of its department stores across the country had been closed down suddenly. So what's going on?

 

Background: Missiles and a golf course

Japan's defence minister to inspect US missile battery on Guam

Her visit to the US Andersen Air Force Base comes amid Japan's efforts to boost its ballistic missile defence system in response to North Korea's nuclear and missile programmes.

Japan has reportedly no concrete plan to introduce THAAD which aims to shoot down short, medium, and intermediate range ballistic missiles in their terminal phase.

Last July, South Korea announced it would deploy a battery of the THAAD system.

Its deployment is opposed by China and Russia

Photo: Supplied The US Naval base at Orote Peninsula, Guam