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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.
Ganghwa, Aug 11 (EFE).- The South Korean islands of Ganghwa County, on the border with the North, have been the scene of persistent tensions this summer.The area has seen disputes in recent months over the distribution of propaganda and rice by activists and a North Korean defector who swam across the border.The islands are located about 30 kilometers northwest of Seoul and are home to around 70,000 people. (Camera: ANDRES SANCHEZ BRAUN)SHOT LIST: A GUIDED VISIT ORGANIZED BY THE SOUTH KOREAN GOVERNMENT TO THE BORDER ISLANDS OF GANGHWA SHOWING THE NORTH KOREAN COAST SEEN FROM THE HANGPO ANCHORAGE IN THE ISLAND OF SEONGMO, AND BOTTLES SENT BY ACTIVISTS THAT HAVE REMAINED TRAPPED. SOUNDBITES: HA-RI MAYOR, HAN DEOK-HO (IN KOREAN).TRANSLATIONS: "This is so close to North Korea ... In 20 minutes one arrives sailing. And that's why the activists choose this place. But very few bottles (with rice) reach North Korea. The rest are stranded on our shores making them dirty. "
Scenes from a checkpoint at the Tongil bridge in Paju, the road leading to North Korea's Kaesong joint industrial complex, near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) dividing the two Koreas. North Korea blew up an inter-Korean liaison office on its side of the border on Tuesday, triggering broad international condemnation after days of virulent rhetoric from Pyongyang. IMAGES
North and South Korea have agreed to end their standoff involving an exchange of artillery fire, that had pushed them towards the brink of armed conflict. Sean Carberry reports.
South Korea says it fired tens of artillery rounds toward North Korea after the North launched a shell toward a South Korean loudspeaker that had been blaring anti-Pyongyang broadcasts. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
South Korea says it test-launches a new ballistic missile that can hit all of North Korea. Rough Cut (No reporter narration)
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