North Korea has conducted six rounds of missiles tests so far this year, most of them reportedly involving cruise missiles that fly at a low altitude to overcome opponents' missile defenses.
In video-link meeting with US representative Jung Pak, China’s envoy Liu Xiaoming says stable peninsula is in the interests of the region and the world.
North Korea's Kim Jong Un visited a munitions factory, urged increased weapons production, criticized South Korea for sovereignty violations, and ordered military readiness.
North Korea fired another round of cruise missiles on Tuesday, Seoul's military said, extending a recent flurry of tests of weapons that analysts warned could be destined for Russia's war in Ukraine.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un asserts ongoing nuclear development is in response to the "worst threat" posed by the US and its regional allies, South Korea and Japan.