Japan's defence ministry described the projectiles as "ballistic missile-like" but they did not come down in the country's exclusive economic zone.
November 28, 2019It noted that the South Korean military was closely monitoring relevant situations and maintaining defence posture in preparation for possible additional launches.
October 31, 2019The move marks a significant escalation from the short-range tests Pyongyang conducted since May.
October 3, 2019The South Korean navy said in a statement that it would stage the "territory defense exercises" in the East Sea from Sunday to Monday.
August 25, 2019Saturday's firings marked the seventh round of such launches since July 25 when the North broke a 17-month hiatus and started firing missiles and projectiles to test new weapons and protest the South-US joint military exercise that it has long denounced as a rehearsal for invasion.
August 24, 2019Kim guided the test of fire of a new weapon again on Friday morning
August 17, 2019North Korea "fired a number of short-range projectiles from its Hodo peninsula near the east coast town of Wonsan to the northeastern direction from 9:06 am (0006 GMT) to 09:27 am today", the South's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement.
May 4, 2019North Korea on Tuesday launched a ballistic missile into the East Sea, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). "North Korea fired an unidentified ballistic missile into the East Sea from the vicinity of Banghyon, North Pyongan province, at around 9.40 a.m.," Yonhap News Agency quoted the JCS as saying. Army Col. Roh …
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July 4, 2017North Korea on March 6 fired four ballistic projectiles into Sea of Japan that flew on average 1,000 km (620 miles), angering both South Korea and Japan. The military authorities of South Korea, Japan and the United States have confirmed the launch of four intermediate range missiles, as reported by a news channel. Japan's Defence …
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