The Japanese and South Korean militaries said the missile was launched on a high trajectory, apparently to avoid the territorial spaces of neighbors, and reached a maximum altitude of 2,000 kilometers (1,242 miles) and traveled 800 kilometers (497 miles) before landing in the sea.
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the weapons, which were likely short-range, were launched from an eastern coastal area, but it didn’t immediately say how far they flew.
The North’s Foreign Ministry had already warned of stronger and more explicit action after the Biden administration last week imposed fresh sanctions over the North’s continued missile testing activity.
Samsung has started to roll out a new software update for its Galaxy A51 smartphone which brings the January 2022 security patch to the device. The recent update is being rolled out in Malaysia and Russia.
The smartphone maker has been testing the Android 12-based One UI 4 beta on the Galaxy S20 series for quite some time now.
It is reported that the South Korean tech giant LG is working on a new laptop with touch pads on both sides of the keyboard. A patent for an LG laptop has surfaced on the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) portal showcasing the same.
South Korean and US intelligence authorities are analyzing more details about North Korean launches, the joint chiefs’ statement said, adding that South Korea has boosted its anti-North Korea surveillance posture.
Kim made the comments in a message to Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulating him on the 100th founding anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party, according to the official Korean Central News Agency.
The agreement was reached by US special envoy for climate John Kerry and his Chinese counterpart Xie Zhenhua during two days of talks in Shanghai last week, the State Dept said in a statement.
South Korea on Wednesday confirmed 142 more cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus, raising the total number of infections to 5,328. The country has raised its four-tier virus alert to the highest "red" level.
Kim’s latest show of force is apparently aimed at boosting military morale, strengthening internal unity and showing that his country is doing fine despite outside worries of how the North would contend with an outbreak.
South Korea’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 134 of the 169 new cases were in Daegu, where the government has been mobilizing public health tools to contain the spread of the outbreak. Another 19 cases were in neighboring towns.
US flew another surveillance aircraft over the Korean Peninsula on Monday, an aviation tracker said, the latest in a series of flights to monitor North Korea amid concerns that Pyongyang could launch long-range rockets.
The United States on Wednesday intensified its aerial surveillance on the Korean Peninsula, deploying four surveillance airplanes amid the possibility that North Korea could conduct a new weapons test in the next few days. The Pentagon deployed RC-135W, E-8C, RQ-4 Global Hawk and RC-135S aircraft -- capable of geolocating signals and capturing aerial images and with other reconnaissance and surveillance functions -- said Aircraft Spots, a Twitter account dedicated to monitoring military air movements, reported Efe news.
US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley's visit represents a refreshed effort to mediate the bitter diplomatic row between Seoul and Tokyo.
On Friday, PM Modi was accorded ceremonial reception at Blue House (executive office and official residence of South Korean head of state) in Seoul.
PM Modi arrives in Seoul, greets members of the Indian community
Kim created and headed the Korean Central Intelligence Agency before serving as Army Major General Park Chung-hee's prime minister.
Park, 66, was indicted in April 2017, on 18 counts of corruption, including bribery, abuse of power and leaking state secrets.
Authorities revised the death toll from 41, saying some victims were counted twice. Still, the toll could rise further as 18 of the injured were critical, an official was quoted as saying by Yonhap news agency.
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