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Seoul, Sep 28 (EFE/EPA).- South Korea’s Joint Chief of Staff confirmed North Korea launched a single-projectile short-range missile Tuesday into the Sea of Japan.The launch occurred in the country’s east at about 6.40 am on Tuesday (21.40 GMT on Monday), triggering an emergency meeting of the National Security Committee "to analyze the launch of the short-range missile." and "discuss countermeasures," the government said.Seoul said it regretted the launch came at a sensitive time for political stability on the Korean peninsula and is analyzing more details about the test and "its intentions". (Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN).SHOT LIST: COMMUTERS WATCH NEWS ON NORTH KOREA'S MISSILE LAUNCH AT A TRAIN STATION IN SEOUL, AND PEOPLE VISIT THE KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL MUSEUM IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.
Seoul, Mar 24 (EFE/EPA).- United States President Joe Biden said little had changed after it emerged that North Korea fired two cruise missiles from its west coast over the weekend.Pyongyang suggested the possibility of resuming these tests last week, coinciding with joint Seoul-Washington military exercises and the visit of the US secretaries of state and defense to the South Korean capital.(Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN)SHOT LIST: TV NEWS BROADCAST AT THE YONGSAN ELECTRONICS MARKET IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.
North Korea launched a long-range rocket on Sunday morning carrying what Pyongyang says is satellite Kwangmyongsong-4 — named after the late leader Kim Jong II. Its launch caused North Korea’s neighbors and the United States to release a flurry of condemnations. Many see it as a disguised ballistic missile test.
North Korea has announced on Tuesday the launch of a new Earth observation satellite in the coming days, amid condamnations from Japan and South Korea, according to CNN.
China’s military has tested a railroad launch of a DF-41 long-range missile on December 5 that is capable of reaching US soil, The Washington Free Beacon reported.
People watch the news at a Seoul train station as North Korea fires a long-range ballistic missile, days after Pyongyang threatened to down US spy planes that violated its airspace. IMAGES