President Park Geun-Hye warned of mass job cuts and an economic slump in the country's southern region where the shipbuilders are based
Four naval and marine boats were in neutral waters around South Korea's Ganghwa island to chase away about 10 Chinese boats
The environment ministry has also ordered the recall of 814 Qashiqai vehicles
The move will reportedly further isolate Pyongyang from the global financial system
Media reports spoke of a spike in activity at the North's Punggye-ri nuclear test site, as quoted by intelligence officials
The vote, clouded by North Korean nuclear threats and a slowing economy, dealt a blow to President Park Geun-Hye
The alleged vote-buying took place in Suwon, 30 kilometres south of the capital Seoul
The drill involving K-9 self-propelled artillery units and 130mm multiple rocket launchers was held in the coastal county of Goseong
Activists used gas-filled balloons to float 100,000 leaflets criticising North Korean leader Kim Jong-un over the heavily militarised border
They released 50,000 leaflets marking the 6th anniversary of sinking of a South Korean warship with the loss of 46 sailors
It also attacked the server of a major software firm specialising in providing security software for Internet banking.
There is already a THAAD battery stationed in Guam and Japan is also considering taking on the system
The allies had been set to sign an agreement today on setting up a joint working group to look into the roll-out of THAAD