WALL STREET JOURNAL — North Korea on Sunday fired a short-range missile into the sea off the eastern coast of the Korean peninsula following three similar launches Saturday, again stirring tensions that had appeared to ease after recent threats directed at South Korea and the U.S.
The latest missile firing came after the South Korean government on Sunday condemned Pyongyang’s launches and urged the country to come to the negotiating table over the jointly run Kaesong Industrial Complex.
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Operation of the Kaesong facility has been suspended since April 9 when North Korea pulled its workers out. South Korean companies that operated in Kaesong want to withdraw their raw materials and finished goods.
South Korea’s defense ministry said North Korea fired three missiles into waters off the Korean peninsula on Saturday, followed by a fourth Sunday.
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