The U.S. and South Korea are deepening their strategic alliance even as Seoul works to reclaim wartime control of its military from Washington.

South Korea, which hosts more than 28,000 US troops and relies on US extended deterrence to warn off a growing nuclear threat from Pyongyang, currently spends about 2.3 per cent of its GDP on defence, according to the country’s defence ministry.

South Korea's defence ministry and its U.S. counterpart shared the view that there had been significant progress in meeting conditions for a transfer of wartime operational control, a

US President Donald Trump wants to “Make American Shipbuilding Great Again.” And leaders at two South Korean shipyards say that, given the chance, they could do just that.

Two U.S. Navy aircraft crashed in the South China Sea on Sunday as Donald Trump tours Asia to meet with its leaders to discuss trade.

A North Korean soldier defected to South Korea across the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone​ on Sunday, South Korea's military said.

North Korea has sided with Russia in the war on Ukraine and is thought to be testing its upgraded short-range missiles against Ukrainian forces. Lee said that these missiles are difficult to intercept and pose new threats to U.S. aircraft carriers and military bases in the region.