S Korea's acting president urges swift deployment of THAAD

Seoul

NORTH Korea's nuclear and missile capabilities are accelerating at an "unprecedented" pace, the South's acting president said on Monday, urging the swift deployment of a US anti-missile system that has infuriated Beijing.

Seoul and Washington agreed last year to instal the Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) system in the South after a string of North Korean nuclear and missile tests - prompting strong objections from China, which fears it will undermine its own ballistic capabilities.