japan. south korea staged its own missile drill. >> translator: this action does not only increase tension on the korean peninsula but gravely endangers the international peace and security. >> allies of kim jong un showed concern. russia condemning the launch. china had recently sent a high-level envoy to pyongyang. >> translator: china is gravely concerned about and strongly opposed to north korea's missile test. >> the launch came more than two months after the last missile blast and nuclear test. also after the u.s. committed north korea a state sponsor of terrorism. rex tillerson says he still wants to give peace a chance. >> we keep working on it every day. >> in the past half hour or so, we've seen new pictures released by one of the leading propaganda newspapers of north korea